creating zipfile with symlinks

[crankypuss]

Larry Martell wrote:

> I have a script that creates zip files of dirs containing symlinks. I
> was surprised to find that the zipfiles have zipped the targets of the
> links as opposed to the links themselves, which is what I wanted and
> expected. Googling I found this:
> 
> https://doeidoei.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/compressing-files-with-python-symlink-trouble/
> 
> Which I don't love as a solution. Anyone know a cleaner way to get
> zipfile to zip the links?

I don't even know what "zipfile" is, is that a Windows command?  On 
linux the tar command's --dereference option causes the behavior you 
describe, which is not its default.  Not sure if this is applicable to 
your situation, or not:

http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_node/dereference.html

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