allowing links to see if there are really any remaining problems

diff --git a/scripts/text/diff_lib.pl b/scripts/text/diff_lib.pl
index 6b194c2f64fcd82e1546a6a321ab7b69447a669d..7d60e8605716d121d05466019833284fef04b3a4 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/text/diff_lib.pl
+++ b/scripts/text/diff_lib.pl
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ sub diff_dirs {
     &differ_instructions;
     return;
   }
-  if (-l $compare_directory) {
-    # we will not operate on links, due to recursion issues.
-##    &differ_instructions;
-    print "skipping link: $compare_directory\n";
-    return;
-  }
+#  if (-l $compare_directory) {
+#    # we will not operate on links, due to recursion issues.
+###    &differ_instructions;
+#    print "skipping link: $compare_directory\n";
+#    return;
+#  }
   if (! -d $compare_directory) {
     # a missing directory is just not good.
     print "skipping missing directory: $compare_directory\n";
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ sub diff_dirs {
     $source_directory = $arguments[1];
   }
   $source_directory = &sanitize_name($source_directory);
-  if (-l $source_directory) {
-    # we will not operate on links, due to recursion issues.
-#    &differ_instructions;
-    print "skipping link: $source_directory\n";
-    return;
-  }
+#  if (-l $source_directory) {
+#    # we will not operate on links, due to recursion issues.
+##    &differ_instructions;
+#    print "skipping link: $source_directory\n";
+#    return;
+#  }
   if (! -d $source_directory) {
     # a missing directory is just not good.
     print "skipping missing directory: $source_directory\n";
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ This program needs a directory name.  The directory name is used to
 specify a target directory where there are files which are mostly similar
 to the files in this directory.  The files in the current directory are
 compared to those in the specified target directory and the differences
-are sent to the standard output.  Note that neither directory may be
-a symbolic link, as that can lead to crazy recursion.
+are sent to the standard output.
 ";
 }
+#Note that neither directory may be a symbolic link, as that can lead to crazy recursion.
 
 ############################################################################
 
@@ -378,11 +378,11 @@ sub copy_diff_dirs {
     &cpdiff_instructions;
     return;
   }
-  if (-l $source_directory) {
-    # we will not operate on links, due to recursion issues.
-    &cpdiff_instructions;
-    return;
-  }
+#  if (-l $source_directory) {
+#    # we will not operate on links, due to recursion issues.
+#    &cpdiff_instructions;
+#    return;
+#  }
 
   # get the comparison directory from the arguments.
   local($compare_directory) = &sanitize_name($arguments[1]);
@@ -391,11 +391,11 @@ sub copy_diff_dirs {
     &cpdiff_instructions;
     return;
   }
-  if (-l $compare_directory) {
-    # we will not operate on links, due to recursion issues.
-    &cpdiff_instructions;
-    return;
-  }
+#  if (-l $compare_directory) {
+#    # we will not operate on links, due to recursion issues.
+#    &cpdiff_instructions;
+#    return;
+#  }
 
 #  print "src=$source_directory, dest=$compare_directory\n";