+#else
+ unsigned long s;
+
+ /*
+ * Most likely, the immutable or append-only attribute
+ * is set. Clear the attributes and try again.
+ */
+ if (fgetflags (existing, &s) != -1 &&
+ fsetflags (existing, 0) != -1) {
+ ret = link(existing, new);
+ fsetflags(existing, s);
+ }