change_uid = am_root && preserve_uid && st->st_uid != file->uid;
change_gid = preserve_gid && file->gid != GID_NONE
&& st->st_gid != file->gid;
+#if !HAVE_LCHOWN && !CHOWN_MODIFIES_SYMLINK
+ if (S_ISLNK(st->st_mode))
+ ;
+ else
+#endif
if (change_uid || change_gid) {
if (verbose > 2) {
if (change_uid) {
/* finish off a file transfer, renaming the file and setting the permissions
and ownership */
void finish_transfer(char *fname, char *fnametmp, struct file_struct *file,
- int ok_to_set_time)
+ int ok_to_set_time, int overwriting_basis)
{
int ret;
goto do_set_perms;
}
- if (make_backups && !make_backup(fname))
+ if (make_backups && overwriting_basis && !make_backup(fname))
return;
/* Change permissions before putting the file into place. */