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12/15/2018 04:51 AM ..
07/04/2018 01:59 PM 4,513 CMakeLists.txt
10/28/2015 07:59 PM 134 dotest.py
01/01/2019 01:28 AM <symlink> testcases
[..\packages\Python\lldbsuite\test]
09/06/2016 08:57 PM 679 use_lldb_suite.py
4 File(s) 5,326 bytes
2 Dir(s) 172,752,535,552 bytes free .
12/15/2018 04:51 AM ..
09/06/2016 05:19 PM 107 .clang-format
12/15/2018 04:51 AM pre_kill_hook
12/15/2018 04:51 AM support
12/15/2018 04:51 AM test
12/15/2018 04:51 AM test_event
09/06/2016 08:57 PM 741 init.py
2 File(s) 848 bytes
6 Dir(s) 172,693,954,560 bytes free </symlink>
#2174 directory symlink unpacked as file symlink
On Windows, directory symlinks and file symlinks are not the same.
If wrong type is used, the symlink just cannot be followed.
7z sometimes creates file symliks where directory symlinks should be.
In the following test case C:\User\t\lldb-7.0.1.src\packages\Python\lldbsuite\test is is a directory so C:\User\t\lldb-7.0.1.src\test\testcases must be SYMLINKD, not a SYMLINK
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C:\User>curl --output lldb-7.0.1.src.tar.xz
https://releases.llvm.org/7.0.1/lldb-7.0.1.src.tar.xz
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 18.4M 100 18.4M 0 0 18.4M 0 0:00:01 0:00:01 --:--:-- 12.0M
C:\User\t>7z x lldb-7.0.1.src.tar.xz -so | 7z x -aoa -si -ttar
7-Zip 18.05 (x64) : Copyright (c) 1999-2018 Igor Pavlov : 2018-04-30
Extracting archive:
Path =
Type = tar
Code Page = UTF-8
Everything is Ok
Folders: 1019
Files: 6728
Size: 86090754
Compressed: 4656128
C:\User\t>dir lldb-7.0.1.src\test
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 4484-BEB3
Directory of C:\User\t\lldb-7.0.1.src\test
12/15/2018 04:51 AM
12/15/2018 04:51 AM
07/04/2018 01:59 PM 4,513 CMakeLists.txt
10/28/2015 07:59 PM 134 dotest.py
01/01/2019 01:28 AM <symlink> testcases
[..\packages\Python\lldbsuite\test]
09/06/2016 08:57 PM 679 use_lldb_suite.py
4 File(s) 5,326 bytes
2 Dir(s) 172,752,535,552 bytes free
C:\User\t>dir lldb-7.0.1.src\packages\Python\lldbsuite
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 4484-BEB3
Directory of C:\User\t\lldb-7.0.1.src\packages\Python\lldbsuite
12/15/2018 04:51 AM
12/15/2018 04:51 AM
09/06/2016 05:19 PM 107 .clang-format
12/15/2018 04:51 AM
12/15/2018 04:51 AM
12/15/2018 04:51 AM
12/15/2018 04:51 AM
09/06/2016 08:57 PM 741 init.py
2 File(s) 848 bytes
6 Dir(s) 172,693,954,560 bytes free
On Windows, directory symlinks and file symlinks are not the same.
If wrong type is used, the symlink just cannot be followed.
7z sometimes creates file symliks where directory symlinks should be.
In the following test case C:\User\t\lldb-7.0.1.src\packages\Python\lldbsuite\test is is a directory so C:\User\t\lldb-7.0.1.src\test\testcases must be SYMLINKD, not a SYMLINK
Now it can be difficult to fix.
Maybe later.
Yes, this might require to track all created symlinks and after full unpack to check where do they point to, because the file or directory might be unpacked after the symlink and its type is not yet known at the time of symlink creation.
If you accept pull requests I can fix this bug
Maybe later.
@ipavlov this bug renders many orgs to be stuck on version 17x. There are so many great improvements in 18+, this bug is a really big problem for many orgs. Would you be willing to take this on this year?