NSFileCoordinator's NSFileCoordinatorReadingForUploading doesn't cope with symlinks

Originator:tom
Number:rdar://26672109 Date Originated:07-Jun-2016 02:22 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:OS X SDK Product Version:10.11.5
Classification:Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
Using NSFileCoordinator to create an archive of a directory containing a symlink fails reporting the symlink does not exist.

Steps to Reproduce:
Use NSFileCoordinator with NSFileCoordinatorReadingForUploading option to create an archive of a directory containing a symlink.

Expected Results:
Symlink should be added to the archive file

Actual Results:
Error saying the symlink file doesn't exist

Version:
OS X 10.11.5 (15F34)
Xcode Version 7.3.1 (7D1014)

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