2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 42e34bd8169..b76ce8941ab 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-08-11  Dan Nicolaescu  <dann@ics.uci.edu>
+
+        * Makefile.in (bootstrap-emacs): Use ln -f in the CANNOT_DUMP case.
+
 2008-08-10  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * process.c (procfs_system_process_attributes): Use EMACS_INTs to
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index a17a5acc221..6676a040467 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ ${lispsource}loaddefs.el: $(BOOTSTRAPEMACS)
 bootstrap-emacs${EXEEXT}: temacs${EXEEXT}
         cd ../lisp; $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) update-subdirs
 #ifdef CANNOT_DUMP
-        ln temacs${EXEEXT} bootstrap-emacs${EXEEXT}
+        ln -f temacs${EXEEXT} bootstrap-emacs${EXEEXT}
 #else
         $(RUN_TEMACS) --batch --load loadup bootstrap
         mv -f emacs${EXEEXT} bootstrap-emacs${EXEEXT}