2011-01-24, 01:37:27
Or not...
Having had a play, symlinking at that level breaks get_root_path() as it uses the __FILE__ macro which always appears to give the actual path rather than the path through the symlink. get_root_path() could probably be rewritten to use something like $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] instead which does take account of the apparent path, or you could symlink at a lower level at the expense of having to do updates to new versions in more places.
Having had a play, symlinking at that level breaks get_root_path() as it uses the __FILE__ macro which always appears to give the actual path rather than the path through the symlink. get_root_path() could probably be rewritten to use something like $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] instead which does take account of the apparent path, or you could symlink at a lower level at the expense of having to do updates to new versions in more places.