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From: cruff@ncar.ucar.edu (Craig Ruff)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl
Subject: Perl 4 pl 10 bug with file tests
Message-ID: <11914@ncar.ucar.edu>
Date: 24 Jun 91 19:21:06 GMT
Reply-To: cruff@ncar.UCAR.EDU (Craig Ruff)
Organization: Scientific Computing Division/NCAR, Boulder CO
Lines: 16

When using the saved lstat information, the use of any non '-l' file test
results in the loss of memory about which type of stat was performed.
For example:

	$name = 'symbolic_link';
	lstat($name) || die "could not lstat $name: $!\n";
	print "dir\n" if (-d _);
	print "symlink\n" if (-l _);

gives this as an error:

	The stat preceding -l _ wasn't an lstat at t.pl line 5.
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