Code-server: When a symbolic link is broken the opening folder don't work

Created on 28 Apr 2019 · 4Comments · Source: cdr/code-server

code-server version: 1.939-vsc1.33.1
OS Version: Ubuntu 18.04

Description

When a symbolic link is broken inside a folder, the opening of a folder does not work just crash and brings an error in console about ENOENT Can't open directory

Steps to Reproduce

Create a Symbolic link and point it to a file
Delete that file and then you will have a Symbolic link
Start coder and then try to open the folder where this broken symbolic link is present

You will get as result that the box closes.

bug

Source

ruslanguns

Most helpful comment

This was fixed by https://github.com/cdr/code-server/commit/4c5bb83fc11b71664783c6abd081ff318663f107 (but it's not in a release yet).

code-asher on 29 Apr 2019

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All 4 comments

A workaround is deleting the symbolic link, however my point of view is that the folder should be opened even there are symbolic links broken and coder just ignore them.

ruslanguns on 28 Apr 2019

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Will fix! Thanks for the report.