Re: Bug #833: prep_buildtree and solaris ln

'ln -fs' doesn't do the same thing as 'ln -s -f' on Solaris?  Are you
sure?  This is the first we are hearing this.

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pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org wrote:
> Nathan Mueller (nate@cs.wisc.edu) reports a bug with a severity of 3
> The lower the number the more severe it is.
>
> Short Description
> prep_buildtree and solaris ln
>
> Long Description
> The linking command in config/prep_buildtree doesn't work with /usr/ucb/ln on solaris.  If line 36 is changed from:
>
> ln -fs "$item" "$buildtree/$filename" || exit 1
>
> to
>
> ln -f -s "$item" "$buildtree/$filename" || exit 1
>
> It'll work fine.
>
> Sample Code
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>
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>
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