confusing error message from ln

[Elan Ruusamäe]

ln: creating symbolic link `/inexistent2/path2' to `/inexistent1/path1': No 
such file or directory

without knowing the issued command, this leads to believe that ln tried to 
create entry "path1" inside directory "/inexistent1", thus writing the 
symlink itself there.

the confusing part is "creating link to PATHNAME".

btw, it is not so confusing in et_EE locale:
ln: luues nimeviidet `/inexistent2/path2' -> `/inexistent1/path1': No such 
file or directory

suggested change:
ln: creating symbolic link `/inexistent2/path2' (pointing to 
`/inexistent1/path1'): No such file or directory

or remove the symlink destination from error message:
ln: creating symbolic link `/inexistent2/path2': No such file or directory

as it's really irrelevant where the created symlink points, ie it can't be 
reason of error message.

commands used to compose this email:
$  LC_ALL=et_EE ln -s /inexistent1/path1 /inexistent2/path2
$ LC_ALL=C ln -s /inexistent1/path1 /inexistent2/path2

-- 
glen