Re: manual / copy symlinks

Can you tell me where it says that symbolic links are copied as files? 
I can't find anywhere it says this

M

[email protected] wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> The manual says that symlinks in a directory get copied as a files (the target gets copied), unless 'symlink' or 'linkcopies' is set in the 'copy:' statement.
> That manual also says for 'linktype' : "This [linktype] only applies if the file is linked rather than copied because it matches a pattern set by symlink."
> 
> BUT, 
> 
> 1) although I haven't set 'symlink' nor 'linkcopies' in my update.conf (or anywhere), links do get copied as links (?!)
> 
> 2) I have to set 'linktype=copy' to obtain the proper/expected behaviour (copy target not link itself)
> 
> 3) The order of options seems to matter :
> 
> # NOT OK
> copy:
> 
>    # all the content gets copied
>    $(masterinputs)/inputs      dest=$(workdir)/inputs/
>                                  define=inputs_changed
>                                  recurse=1
>                                  owner=root
>                                  group=root
>                                  mode=700
>                                  purge=true # OK BECAUSE $(masterinputs) NOT NFS MOUNTED
>                                  timestamps=preserve
>                                  type=binary
>                                  ignore=.*
>                                  exclude=*.lst
>                                  exclude=*~
>                                  exclude=#*
>                                  linktype=copy # <===== AT THE END : NOT OK
> 
> # OK
> copy:
> 
>    # all the content gets copied
>    $(masterinputs)/inputs      dest=$(workdir)/inputs/
>                                  linktype=copy # <===== AT THE BEGINNING : OK
>                                  define=inputs_changed
>                                  recurse=1
>                                  owner=root
>                                  group=root
>                                  mode=700
>                                  purge=true # OK BECAUSE $(masterinputs) NOT NFS MOUNTED
>                                  timestamps=preserve
>                                  type=binary
>                                  ignore=.*
>                                  exclude=*.lst
>                                  exclude=*~
>                                  exclude=#*
> 
> 
> Maybe I'm misunderstanding something ?
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