--- a/mercurial/patch.py Mon Sep 20 15:46:17 2010 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/patch.py Mon Sep 20 22:29:13 2010 +0200
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
def copyfile(src, dst, basedir):
abssrc, absdst = [util.canonpath(basedir, basedir, x) for x in [src, dst]]
- if os.path.exists(absdst):
+ if os.path.lexists(absdst):
raise util.Abort(_("cannot create %s: destination already exists") %
dst)
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@
if afile == bfile:
goodb = gooda
else:
- goodb = not nullb and os.path.exists(bfile)
+ goodb = not nullb and os.path.lexists(bfile)
createfunc = hunk.createfile
missing = not goodb and not gooda and not createfunc()