patch 7.4.1114
Problem: delete() does not work well with symbolic links.
Solution: Recognize symbolik links.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 6edd3f5..fb6a851 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -2755,13 +2755,14 @@
delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
- name {fname}.
+ name {fname}. This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link.
When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
- {fname}. This fails when {fname} is not empty.
+ {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
- {fname} and everything in it, recursively. Be careful!
+ {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
+ A symbolic link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
The result is a Number, which is 0 if the delete operation was
successful and -1 when the deletion failed or partly failed.