I am probably incorrectly interpreting the autoconf code that checks whether or not 'ln -s target dir' works. It seems the check code is satisfied if
mkdir a touch b ln -s b a works without aborting. On Ubuntu this does create a 'b' symlink in 'a' but that symlink is an infinite a/b->a/b. In fact I think the only way to succeed is to use ln -s $PWD/b a i.e., the ln app should be a heck of a lot smarter. -- Thanks, -- Paul Townsend
