Re: hardlink to symlink behaviour [was: Re: MKXORG=yes on Linux: nbmtree: existing entry for `libXaw.so', type `link' does not match type `file']

[Adam Hoka <adam.hoka%gmail.com@localhost>]

> > Digging a bit more into this, it's related to the difference in 
> > handling hardlink to symlinks. On NetBSD, it seems that you get a link 
> > to the target file these days[1], while on Linux you get a link to the 
> > symlink[2]. ISTR that NetBSD used to behave like Linux there - is this 
> > really intended?
> >
> > FWIW, Solaris behaves the same way as Linux does.
>
> Yes, both of them are "incorrect" (if you can use this term for not 
> following all other unix systems). :)
>
> See this for a vulnerability because of this misbehavior:
> http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Aug/1020700.html

A nicer explanation of the problem:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/postfix/2008-08/0391.html