bug#8374: cp -a [-l] sometimes does not preserve timestamps of symlinks

[Pádraig Brady]

On 01/04/11 13:21, Jim Meyering wrote:
>> * src/copy.c (copy_internal): Use our existing hardlink to
>> symlink emulation when we're not sure that link() will
>> not dereference the symlink.  Also ensure that we copy the
> 
> How about "...when link() might dereference..."

Much clearer thanks.

I've pushed that.