copy_options::ignore_symlink_errors: Also ignore symlinks if not supported by target filesystem if not using follow_symlinks (e.g.: vfat target)

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/jau/file_util.hpp b/include/jau/file_util.hpp
index 4b6f5d8..638327f 100644
--- a/include/jau/file_util.hpp
+++ b/include/jau/file_util.hpp
@@ -901,9 +901,12 @@ namespace jau {
             follow_symlinks = 1 << 1,
 
             /**
-             * Ignore errors from erroneous symlinks, i.e. non-existing link-targets or recursive loop-errors.
+             * Ignore errors from erroneous symlinks, e.g. non-existing link-targets, recursive loop-errors.or unsupported symmlinks on target filesystem.
              *
-             * This flag is required to copy erroneous symlinks using follow_symlinks, otherwise not.
+             * This flag is required to
+             * - copy erroneous non-existing symlinks if using follow_symlinks
+             * - copy erroneous recursive loop-error symlinks if using follow_symlinks
+             * - ignore symlinks if not supported by target filesystem if not using follow_symlinks
              */
             ignore_symlink_errors = 1 << 8,