A patch for FreeBSD cp(1) to fix PR bin/176136: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=176136

cp.c.diff

Index: cp.c
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--- cp.c	(revision 246770)
+++ cp.c	(working copy)
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ copy(char *argv[], enum op type, int fts
 	struct stat to_stat;
 	FTS *ftsp;
 	FTSENT *curr;
-	int base = 0, dne, badcp, rval;
+	int base = 0, dne, badcp, rval, sval;
 	size_t nlen;
 	char *p, *target_mid;
 	mode_t mask, mode;
@@ -383,8 +383,18 @@ copy(char *argv[], enum op type, int fts
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * lstat(2) should be used if neither -H or -L is
+		 * given, or we will fail to overwrite an existing
+		 * symlink pointing to a directory.
+		 */
+		if (fts_options & (FTS_LOGICAL | FTS_COMFOLLOW))
+			sval = stat(to.p_path, &to_stat);
+		else
+			sval = lstat(to.p_path, &to_stat);
+
 		/* Not an error but need to remember it happened */
-		if (stat(to.p_path, &to_stat) == -1)
+		if (sval == -1)
 			dne = 1;
 		else {
 			if (to_stat.st_dev == curr->fts_statp->st_dev &&