[ python-Bugs-1052827 ] filelist.findall should use os.lstat

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Bugs item #1052827, was opened at 2004-10-23 10:25
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Category: Distutils
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Geoffrey T. Dairiki (dairiki)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: filelist.findall should use os.lstat

Initial Comment:
On unix platforms, if one has a dangling symlink
anywhere in ones source directory tree (and a
MANIFEST.in file), 'setup.py sdist' will fail. 
('OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory' on the
dangling symlink.)

A fix for this is for filefind.findall to use
os.lstat() instead of os.stat() (when lstat is available.) 

(Another possible fix would be to catch the
OSError(ENOENT) exception and either ignore it or
render it as a warning.)


Appendix A

Details on how to reproduce the bug:

In your top-level source directory (the one with a
setup.py):

1. Create a dangling symlink.  ('ln -s foo bar',
assuming the file 'foo' doesn't exist.)

2. Do a 'touch MANIFEST.in'

3. Run 'python setup.py sdist'

The command should fail with:

'error: bar: No such file or directory'
    




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