[GitHub] [logging-log4j2] garydgregory commented on a change in pull request #703: fix deleteAction can't distinguish basePath of symbolicLink

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garydgregory commented on a change in pull request #703:
URL: https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/703#discussion_r785303041



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File path: log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/action/AbstractPathAction.java
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@@ -103,7 +103,15 @@ public boolean execute(final FileVisitor<Path> visitor) throws IOException {
      * @return the base path (all lookups resolved)
      */
     public Path getBasePath() {
-        return Paths.get(subst.replace(getBasePathString()));
+        Path path = Paths.get(subst.replace(getBasePathString()));
+        if (Files.isSymbolicLink(path)) {
+            try {
+                path = Files.readSymbolicLink(path);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();

Review comment:
       Printing the stack trace is a no-no. Either recover from the problem, propagate, or log to the status logger, I'm not sure which is best here.




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