Bug 495937 - Directory compare with right side as .symlink does not work
Summary: Directory compare with right side as .symlink does not work
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kdiff3
Classification: Applications
Component: application (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 1.11.5
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: michael
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Reported: 2024-11-07 20:16 UTC by Nate Carlson
Modified: 2024-11-07 20:16 UTC (History)
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Description Nate Carlson 2024-11-07 20:16:47 UTC 
SUMMARY
viewer does not handle Windows symlinks

STEPS TO REPRODUCE (from cmd)
mkdir a b
echo testing > a\file
cd b
mklink file ..\a\file
cd ..
"C:\Program Files\KDiff3\bin\kdiff3" a b

OBSERVED RESULT
"Error: Conflicting File Types"

EXPECTED RESULT
a successful comparison

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows 11

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