file-attributes has a new optional arg FOLLOW-SYMLINKS.

* doc/lispref/files.texi (File Attributes): Describe it.
(Magic File Names): Use it.
* etc/NEWS: Document the change.
* lisp/files.el (remote-file-name-inhibit-cache):
* lisp/time.el (display-time-file-nonempty-p): Use it.
* lisp/files.el (after-find-file): Don't chase links before calling
file-exists-p, as file-exists-p already does the right thing.
* src/dired.c (directory_files_internal, Ffile_attributes):
New arg follow_symlinks.  All uses changed.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
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--- a/src/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2012-09-30  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+        file-attributes has a new optional arg FOLLOW-SYMLINKS.
+        * dired.c (directory_files_internal, Ffile_attributes):
+        New arg follow_symlinks.  All uses changed.
+
 2012-09-30  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
         * .gdbinit (xbacktrace): Adjust to recent "struct backtrace" change.