Package: util-ilnux Version: 2.35.2-8 rename.ul refuses to rename links that don't resolve.
Test Steps Before: $ touch file-found $ ln -s file-found symlink-1 $ ./rename sym symbolic- symlink-1 # XPASS. $ echo $? 0 $ ln -s file-not-found symlink-2 $ ./rename sym symbolic- symlink-2 # FAIL! REGRESSION. rename: symlink-2: not accessible: No such file or directory $ echo $? 1 $ ./rename sym symbolic- symlink-3 # XFAIL. rename: symlink-3: not accessible: No such file or directory $ echo $? 1 $ touch file-found $ ./rename found existing file-found # XPASS. $ echo $? 0 $ ./rename found existing file-not-found # XFAIL. rename: file-not-found: not accessible: No such file or directory $ echo $? 1 After: $ touch file-found $ ln -s file-found symlink-1 $ ./rename sym symbolic- symlink-1 # XPASS. $ echo $? 0 $ ln -s file-not-found symlink-2 $ ./rename sym symbolic- symlink-2 # PASS! REGRESSION FIXED. $ echo $? 0 $ ./rename sym symbolic- symlink-3 # XFAIL. rename: symlink-3: not accessible: No such file or directory $ echo $? 1 $ touch file-found $ ./rename found existing file-found # XPASS. $ echo $? 0 $ ./rename found existing file-not-found # XFAIL. rename: file-not-found: not accessible: No such file or directory $ echo $? 1
