Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: make
lsb_release -d => Ubuntu 8.04.1
I'm using '~' instead of my home directory for clarity below.
Example directory structure
================
~/src
|-- v2 -> v2.1 (symlink)
|-- v2.0
|-- v2.1
|-- v2.2
|-- v3 -> v3.5 (symlink)
|-- v3.1
|-- v3.2
|...
Command ($ = prompt)
======
$ cd src && make -C v2
Output
====
Make reports
make[1]: Entering directory `~/src/v2.1'
It should have done this
make[1]: Entering directory `~/src/v2'
It's obviously using the real path of the directory symlink instead of
the absolute path. It really jumps there too.
$ cd src/v2 && make
has the same effect!
This causes problems when you use the current directory in relative path
calculations, and defeats the use of symbolic links to directories (!)
See the make documentation for realpath and abspath functions and their
differences.
In konsole it's
info make File Name Functions
In konqueror it's
info:/make/File Name Functions
** Affects: make (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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make doesn't recurse through symlinks correctly
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/257488
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