Import upstream version 1.26

[debian/tar] / src / extract.c

diff --git a/src/extract.c b/src/extract.c
index 6711f8736951a3a541d85dec9c845a9bc5e38f97..aaea56ed3abcfcfb2bfde356715f6133e22e4fae 100644 (file)
--- a/src/extract.c
+++ b/src/extract.c
@@ -609,6 +609,18 @@ maybe_recoverable (char *file_name, bool regular, bool *interdir_made)
   switch (e)
     {
     case ELOOP:
+
+      /* With open ("symlink", O_NOFOLLOW|...), POSIX says errno == ELOOP,
+        but some operating systems do not conform to the standard.  */
+#ifdef EFTYPE
+      /* NetBSD uses errno == EFTYPE; see <http://gnats.netbsd.org/43154>.  */
+    case EFTYPE:
+#endif
+      /* FreeBSD 8.1 uses errno == EMLINK.  */
+    case EMLINK:
+      /* Tru64 5.1B uses errno == ENOTSUP.  */
+    case ENOTSUP:
+
       if (! regular
          || old_files_option != OVERWRITE_OLD_FILES || dereference_option)
        break;