"Helmut" == Helmut Eller <heller@common-lisp.net> writes:
Helmut> When a directory contains a symbolic link to a Helmut> non-existent file DIRECTORY signals an error. E.g. create Helmut> a link like this: bash> cd /tmp ; ln -s non-existent bad-link ls -l bad-link Helmut> lrwxrwxrwx 1 helmut helmut 12 Dec 1 15:29 bad-link -> Helmut> non-existent Helmut> and then in CMUCL: Helmut> CMU Common Lisp snapshot-2012-10 (20C Unicode), running on Helmut> ix With core: Helmut> /opt/cmucl/cmucl-2012-10/lib/cmucl/lib/lisp-sse2.core Helmut> Dumped on: Sun, 2012-09-30 08:33:59+02:00 on lorien2 See Helmut> <http://www.cmucl.org/> for support information. Loaded Helmut> subsystems: Unicode 1.28 with Unicode version 6.1.0 Python Helmut> 1.1, target Intel x86/sse2 CLOS based on Gerd's PCL Helmut> 2010/03/19 15:19:03 Helmut> * (directory "/tmp/*.*") Helmut> File-error in function TRUENAME: The file "/tmp/bad-link" Helmut> does not exist. [Condition of type Helmut> KERNEL:SIMPLE-FILE-ERROR] Helmut> Is that necessary? Or is there some (portable) way to Helmut> avoid the error? Ooes (directory "/tmp/*.*" :truenamep nil) do what you want? Ray