* fileio.c (Fmake_symbolic_link): Surround code by #ifdef S_IFLNK

only after check for file name handler functions. Signal, when
native functionality is not supported.
(syms_of_fileio): Declare it unconditionally.

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 81379fd1130..1894f6d99ad 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-04-10  Michael Albinus  <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
+
+        * fileio.c (Fmake_symbolic_link): Surround code by #ifdef S_IFLNK
+        only after check for file name handler functions. Signal, when
+        native functionality is not supported.
+        (syms_of_fileio): Declare it unconditionally.
+
 2008-04-10  Jason Rumney  <jasonr@gnu.org>
 
         * w32.c (stat): When Vw32_get_true_file_attributes is Qlocal, get
diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index 511cca59fdb..cc6c7c2d3a7 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -2871,7 +2871,6 @@ This is what happens in interactive use with M-x.  */)
   return Qnil;
 }
 
-#ifdef S_IFLNK
 DEFUN ("make-symbolic-link", Fmake_symbolic_link, Smake_symbolic_link, 2, 3,
        "FMake symbolic link to file: \nGMake symbolic link to file %s: \np",
        doc: /* Make a symbolic link to FILENAME, named LINKNAME.
@@ -2916,6 +2915,7 @@ This happens for interactive use with M-x.  */)
     RETURN_UNGCPRO (call4 (handler, Qmake_symbolic_link, filename,
                            linkname, ok_if_already_exists));
 
+#ifdef S_IFLNK
   encoded_filename = ENCODE_FILE (filename);
   encoded_linkname = ENCODE_FILE (linkname);
 
@@ -2942,8 +2942,13 @@ This happens for interactive use with M-x.  */)
     }
   UNGCPRO;
   return Qnil;
-}
+
+#else
+  UNGCPRO;
+  xsignal1 (Qfile_error, build_string ("Symbolic links are not supported"));
+
 #endif /* S_IFLNK */
+}
 
 #ifdef VMS
 
@@ -6779,9 +6784,7 @@ A non-nil value may result in data loss!  */);
   defsubr (&Sdelete_file);
   defsubr (&Srename_file);
   defsubr (&Sadd_name_to_file);
-#ifdef S_IFLNK
   defsubr (&Smake_symbolic_link);
-#endif /* S_IFLNK */
 #ifdef VMS
   defsubr (&Sdefine_logical_name);
 #endif /* VMS */