bug#6516: [patch] improving error messages for when 'ln' fails

[Benno Schulenberg]

Hi,

Trying to make a link that already exists, 'ln' prints a message that
is slightly confusing, especially when using '-v' and thus expexting
a progress message.  For example:

$ ln -sv bash /bin/sh
ln: creating symbolic link '/bin/sh': File exists

The 'creating..." seems to say that the link is being created.
The message would be clearer in the following form:

ln: cannot create symbolic link '/bin/sh': File exists

Attached patch makes this change.

Regards,

Benno

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0001-ln-print-a-clearer-error-message-when-linking-fails.patch
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