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From: "Thompson, David" <dthompson2@worcester.edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] build: file-systems: Allow for bind mounting regular
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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 12:43:22 -0400
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On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> wrote=
:
> "Thompson, David" <dthompson2@worcester.edu> skribis:
>
>> +(define (regular-file? file-name)
>> +  "Return #t if FILE-NAME is a regular file."
>> +  (eq? (stat:type (stat file-name)) 'regular))
>
> I see you moved this procedure to (gnu build file-systems), which is
> reasonable.

I did this to avoid a full rebuild.  A patch for core-updates could move it=
.

> I wonder if it should use =E2=80=98lstat=E2=80=99 instead of =E2=80=98sta=
t=E2=80=99?

To follow symlinks or not?  I guess the answer is "no".  I can change
it to lstat.

- Dave