o Rename devfs_link() to make_symlink() and turn it into a generic

symlinking routine.
o Modify rc.d/jail to create its own symlink relative to the jail's
  filesystem

etc/rc.d/jail

@@ -100,11 +100,19 @@ jail_start()
 
 			# Transitional symlink for old binaries
 			if [ ! -L ${jail_devdir}/log ]; then
-				devfs_link ${jail_devdir} ../var/run/log log
+				__pwd="`pwd`"
+				cd "${jail_devdir}"
+				ln -sf ../var/run/log log
+				cd "$__pwd"
 			fi
 
+			# XXX - It seems symlinks don't work when there
+			#	is a devfs(5) device of the same name.
 			# Jail console output
-			devfs_link ${jail_devdir} ../var/log/console console
+			#	__pwd="`pwd`"
+			#	cd "${jail_devdir}"
+			#	ln -sf ../var/log/console console
+			#	cd "$__pwd"
 		fi
 		if checkyesno jail_fdescfs; then
 			info "Mounting fdescfs on ${jail_fdescdir}"

etc/rc.subr

@@ -1038,29 +1038,30 @@ backup_file()
 	fi
 }
 
-# devfs_link dir src link
-#	Make a symbolic link 'link' to src in chroot/dev.
-#	Returns 0 on sucess.
+# make_symlink src link
+#	Make a symbolic link 'link' to src from basedir. If the
+#	directory in which link is to be created does not exist
+#	a warning will be displayed and an error will be returned.
+#	Returns 0 on sucess, 1 otherwise.
 #
-devfs_link()
+make_symlink()
 {
-	local dir src link _me
-	dir="$1"
-	src="$2"
-	link="$3"
-	_me="devfs_link"
+	local src link linkdir _me
+	src="$1"
+	link="$2"
+	linkdir="`dirname $link`"
+	_me="make_symlink()"
 
-	if [ -z "$dir" -o -z "$src" -o -z "$link" ]; then
-		warn "devfs_link(): requires three arguments."
+	if [ -z "$src" -o -z "$link" ]; then
+		warn "$_me: requires two arguments."
 		return 1
 	fi
-	if [ -z "$dir" ]; then
-		warn "$_me: the directory ($dir) does not exist"
+	if [ ! -d "$linkdir" ]; then
+		warn "$_me: the directory $linkdir does not exist"
 		return 1
 	fi
-	cd ${chroot}/dev
 	if ! ln -sf $src $link ; then
-		warn "$_me: unable to link $link --> $src in $dir"
+		warn "$_me: unable to make a symbolic link from $link to $src"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	return 0