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-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/src/filelib.erl2
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/test/filelib_SUITE.erl40
2 files changed, 39 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/filelib.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/filelib.erl
index a266daa084..c0921e4cf1 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/filelib.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/filelib.erl
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ badpattern(Reason) ->
error({badpattern,Reason}).
eval_read_file_info(File, file) ->
- file:read_file_info(File);
+ file:read_link_info(File);
eval_read_file_info(File, erl_prim_loader) ->
case erl_prim_loader:read_file_info(File) of
error -> {error, erl_prim_loader};
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/filelib_SUITE.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/filelib_SUITE.erl
index 4a67d68428..8203a03a7a 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/filelib_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/filelib_SUITE.erl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
init_per_group/2,end_per_group/2,
init_per_testcase/2,end_per_testcase/2,
wildcard_one/1,wildcard_two/1,wildcard_errors/1,
- fold_files/1,otp_5960/1,ensure_dir_eexist/1]).
+ fold_files/1,otp_5960/1,ensure_dir_eexist/1,symlinks/1]).
-import(lists, [foreach/2]).
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ suite() -> [{ct_hooks,[ts_install_cth]}].
all() ->
[wildcard_one, wildcard_two, wildcard_errors,
- fold_files, otp_5960, ensure_dir_eexist].
+ fold_files, otp_5960, ensure_dir_eexist, symlinks].
groups() ->
[].
@@ -366,3 +366,39 @@ ensure_dir_eexist(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
?line {error, eexist} = filelib:ensure_dir(NeedFile),
?line {error, eexist} = filelib:ensure_dir(NeedFileB),
ok.
+
+symlinks(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+ PrivDir = ?config(priv_dir, Config),
+ Dir = filename:join(PrivDir, ?MODULE_STRING++"_symlinks"),
+ SubDir = filename:join(Dir, "sub"),
+ AFile = filename:join(SubDir, "a_file"),
+ Alias = filename:join(Dir, "symlink"),
+ ok = file:make_dir(Dir),
+ ok = file:make_dir(SubDir),
+ ok = file:write_file(AFile, "not that big\n"),
+ case file:make_symlink(AFile, Alias) of
+ {error, enotsup} ->
+ {skip, "Links not supported on this platform"};
+ {error, eperm} ->
+ {win32,_} = os:type(),
+ {skip, "Windows user not privileged to create symlinks"};
+ ok ->
+ ["sub","symlink"] =
+ basenames(Dir, filelib:wildcard(filename:join(Dir, "*"))),
+ ["symlink"] =
+ basenames(Dir, filelib:wildcard(filename:join(Dir, "symlink"))),
+ ok = file:delete(AFile),
+ %% The symlink should still be visible even when its target
+ %% has been deleted.
+ ["sub","symlink"] =
+ basenames(Dir, filelib:wildcard(filename:join(Dir, "*"))),
+ ["symlink"] =
+ basenames(Dir, filelib:wildcard(filename:join(Dir, "symlink"))),
+ ok
+ end.
+
+basenames(Dir, Files) ->
+ [begin
+ Dir = filename:dirname(F),
+ filename:basename(F)
+ end || F <- Files].