Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 08:59:32 +0200
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Subject: Re: Symlinks are done!
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> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:41:59 +0200
> From: Laurynas Biveinis <lauras AT softhome DOT net>
> 
> What's worse, does the same apply to readlink()? If yes,
> I'm in trouble

No, I think you are off the hook here.  "man readlink" on
indy.delorie.com says this:

     readlink fails and the buffer remains unchanged if:

     EACCES              Search permission is denied for a component of the
                         path prefix of path.
     ....
     EINVAL              The named file is not a symbolic link.

So it looks like the argument to readlink *must* be a symlink.

You *do* resolve the symlinks in all the leading directories inside
`readlink', do you?