--- lib/Stow.pm.in | |
+++ lib/Stow.pm.in | |
@@ -1734,8 +1734,8 @@ sub read_a_link { | |
} | |
elsif (-l $path) { | |
debug(4, " read_a_link($path): real link"); | |
- return readlink $path | |
- or error("Could not read link: $path"); | |
+ my $target = readlink $path or error("Could not read link: $path ($!)"); | |
+ return $target; | |
} | |
internal_error("read_a_link() passed a non link path: $path\n"); | |
} |