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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion src/watch_inotify.cc
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Expand Up @@ -49,7 +49,13 @@ void add_directory_watch(int fd, const std::string& root, DirectoryMap& director
int sresult = stat(path.c_str(), &stat_result);

if (sresult != 0) {
throw std::logic_error("Could not stat file of unknown type");
struct stat lstat_result;
int lsresult = lstat(path.c_str(), &lstat_result);

if (lsresult !=0) {
throw std::logic_error("Could not stat file of unknown type");
}
// It's a dangling symlink, move on.
}

if (stat_result.st_mode & S_IFDIR) {
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