rtk-ai/rtk

"rtk init --global" breaks symlink

Chiusa

#653 aperta il 17 mar 2026

Vedi su GitHubGuida contributor
 (3 commenti) (0 reazioni) (0 assegnatari)Rust (2914 fork)batch import
bugeffort-smallgood first issue

Metriche repository

Star
 (48.085 stelle)
Metriche merge PR
 (Merge medio 11g 1h) (45 PR mergiate in 30 g)

Descrizione

I share settings.json across multiple devices, but this command turned my symlink into a regular file.

I consider this a serious issue.

Another problem is that settings.json shouldn't contain absolute paths, and the patch content also includes absolute paths, making it impossible to share across multiple machines. I refactored them to relative paths.

As for why rtk.md is injected into CLAUDE.md, another issue already asked about it, so I won't ask here.

Guida contributor

Direzione di ricerca
Investigate the `rtk init global` command implementation in the source code (likely in src/main.rs or a dedicated module). The bug occurs when the target `settings.json` is a symlink; the command replaces it with a regular file. Additionally, the command writes absolute paths into the file and patches. Need to fix file I/O to preserve symlinks (e.g., use `std::fs::read link` and write to the symlink target) and refactor all path references to be relative. Also review the injection of rtk.md into CLAUDE.md; this might be related to another issue (like #652). Look for maintainer comments in the issue thread for guidance.
Tech stack
rust
Dominio
clitooling
Tipo issue
Bug
DifficoltàQuanto dovrebbe essere impegnativa per un nuovo contributor.
3
Tempo stimatoTempo stimato per completare e verificare uno scope piccolo.
1-3 ore
Stato attivitàQuanto è probabile che la issue sia ancora attiva e reviewable.
Attiva
ChiarezzaQuanto chiaramente la issue descrive problema, scope e risultato atteso.
Chiara
Prerequisiti
basic Rustunderstanding of symlinks
Adatta ai principiantiQuanto la issue è adatta a contributor alla prima esperienza.
65