From: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:06:19 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: If we cannot hardlink origs into our extraction area, use symlinks instead.
X-Git-Tag: archive/debian/2.12~10
X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=dgit.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=801b029f697680642110406338ccae7a0179e6de;hp=761257ea4fc5cad5eac4a06e09d5ebabaab2296f

If we cannot hardlink origs into our extraction area, use symlinks instead.

Closes:#844570.

Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
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diff --git a/Debian/Dgit.pm b/Debian/Dgit.pm
index 1bac97bd..50e3b860 100644
--- a/Debian/Dgit.pm
+++ b/Debian/Dgit.pm
@@ -289,7 +289,9 @@ sub link_ltarget ($$) {
     if (-l _) {
 	$old = cmdoutput qw(realpath  --), $old;
     }
-    link $old, $new or die "link $old $new: $!";
+    my $r = link $old, $new;
+    $r = symlink $old, $new if !$r && $!==EXDEV;
+    $r or die "(sym)link $old $new: $!";
 }
 
 sub hashfile ($) {
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d2127cdb..907e5e95 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ dgit (2.12~) unstable; urgency=medium
   * Give better advice if .dsc/.changes signing fails: if no changes
     are needed to the package, user may indeed just debsign and dput.
     Closes:#844131.
+  * If we cannot hardlink origs into our extraction area, use symlinks
+    instead.  Closes:#844570.
 
   Test suite:
   * Provide and use stunt lintian and debuild, to avoid lintian