>>>>> "Ben" == Ben Walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

    Ben> Does your particular linux distro not rely on a working /etc/rc.d
    Ben> structure to boot?  I know there is a move away from the traditional
    Ben> init systems (upstart, etc) but most of them still rely on legacy
    Ben> files in some way...

    Ben> If it's not clear, you're triggering an infinitely recursive loop.
    Ben> /etc/rc.d points to /etc which _contains_ rc.d which points to
    Ben> /etc...you get the idea.

    Ben> To stay on topic, this could be handled better by monotone in terms of
    Ben> error messages (although it may be in the boost libs themselves, based
    Ben> on your output), but the problem lies with your setup.

Why are symlinks even being followed?

To me this seems like a monotone bug - it is standard practise not to
follow symlinks when descending directory trees just for this reason.

It is perfectly legal to have a symlink within a directory pointing to
that directory.
-- 
Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


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