normpath symlinks doc warning (bug #990669)

[jlgijsbers]

BPO	996626
Nosy	@mwhudson
Files	normpath-symlinkwarning.diff: Patch that copies symlink warning into docs.

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[jlgijsbers]

normpath may alter the meaning of a path if it contains
symbolic links. This has been documented in a comment
since 1992, but it should be in the library reference
as well.

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This should have been filed as a patch, my apologies.

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Checked in as rev 1.39 of libposixpath.tex.