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-rw-r--r--timezone/zic.c10
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/timezone/zic.c b/timezone/zic.c
index e5c6761d1e..296f284c2a 100644
--- a/timezone/zic.c
+++ b/timezone/zic.c
@@ -621,6 +621,16 @@ const char * const tofile;
symlinkcontents = ecatalloc(symlinkcontents, "../");
symlinkcontents = ecatalloc(symlinkcontents, fromname);
+ result = unlink(toname);
+ if (result != 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
+ const char *e = strerror(errno);
+
+ (void) fprintf(stderr,
+ _("%s: Can't unlink %s: %s\n"),
+ progname, toname, e);
+ (void) exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
result = symlink(symlinkcontents, toname);
if (result == 0)
warning(_("hard link failed, symbolic link used"));