Atomically install a shared library link.

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@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2002-09-16  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+       * ltmain.sh (install): Use "ln -s -f" instead of "rm -f && ln -s"
+       to make a symlink for a shared library.
+       Reported by Nelson H. F. Beebe <beebe@math.utah.edu>.
+
+2002-08-06  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+       * gettext-0.11.5 released.
+
 2002-07-25  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
        * gettext-0.11.4 released.

diff --git a/ltmain.sh b/ltmain.sh
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--- a/ltmain.sh
+++ b/ltmain.sh
@@ -4210,8 +4210,8 @@ relink_command=\"$relink_command\""
            for linkname
            do
              if test "$linkname" != "$realname"; then
-               $show "(cd $destdir && $rm $linkname && $LN_S $realname $linkname)"
-               $run eval "(cd $destdir && $rm $linkname && $LN_S $realname $linkname)"
+               $show "(cd $destdir && $LN_S -f $realname $linkname)"
+               $run eval "(cd $destdir && $LN_S -f $realname $linkname)"
              fi
            done
          fi