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16161	If extra static files are added into STATIC_ROOT, they are transformed to symlinks in the next run of ``collectstatic -l``	George Notaras	Aymeric Augustin	"Here are the related settings:

{{{
MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'media', '')).replace('\\','/')
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(MEDIA_ROOT, 'site')
STATIC_URL = MEDIA_URL + 'site/'
ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX = STATIC_URL + 'admin/'
STATICFILES_DIRS = ()
STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
#    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.DefaultStorageFinder',
    'compressor.finders.CompressorFinder',
)
}}}

How to re-produce:

1. Run : {{{python manage.py collectstatic -l --noinput}}}
1. Put some extra static files in STATIC_ROOT
1. Re-run {{{python manage.py collectstatic -l --noinput}}}
1. The extra files have been replaced by symlinks pointing to themselves.
"	Bug	closed	contrib.staticfiles	1.3	Normal	fixed			Accepted	0	0	0	0	0	0