From: Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 20:55:50 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (dired-find-file): Better error message
X-Git-Tag: emacs-20.1~1122
X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=55642aa486ffc855ee84c6c9bdad75942fdec2d6;p=emacs.git

(dired-find-file): Better error message
for symlink to nonexistent target.
---

diff --git a/lisp/dired.el b/lisp/dired.el
index c4cfc2ea73e..c767b1c6b3e 100644
--- a/lisp/dired.el
+++ b/lisp/dired.el
@@ -1226,7 +1226,9 @@ Creates a buffer if necessary."
   (let ((file-name (file-name-sans-versions (dired-get-filename) t)))
     (if (file-exists-p file-name)
 	(find-file file-name)
-      (error "File no longer exists; type `g' to update Dired buffer"))))
+      (if (file-symlink-p file-name)
+	  (error "File is a symlink to a nonexistent target")
+	(error "File no longer exists; type `g' to update Dired buffer")))))
 
 (defun dired-mouse-find-file-other-window (event)
   "In dired, visit the file or directory name you click on."