Bug#107826: can not create file through a dangling symlink

[Roland McGrath]

> Roland McGrath <roland@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > > Eww, blech.  There are lots of people who use symlinks to nothing
> > > *explicitly* intending to block creation of the referenced file.
> > 
> > Lots, eh?  Can you name three?
> 
> Yes.  Among common uses are:
> 
> ln -s doesntexist core
> ln -s doesntexist dead.letter

You've named two uses.  You have not named three people.