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What's the rationale behind only following true regular files in loading
configuration directories with cfg_dir? I'm in a situation where I need
to define certain checks on some hosts but not others. Symlinking
configuration files seems like a very good way to manage them, rather
than defining them separately. Or, perhaps even symlinking directories.
The code that makes this distinction is here:

(xdata/xodtemplate.c:10075)

#ifdef _DIRENT_HAVE_D_TYPE
/* only process normal files */
if(dirfile->d_type!=3DDT_REG)
continue;
#endif

I can understand not wanting to read various special types of files, but
is there a reason to exclude symlinks/only follow pure files? I can
submit a patch if this isn't intentional.

Thanks!
-Karl








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