No need for conditional code around do_lstat() anymore.

backup.c

@@ -162,12 +162,7 @@ static int keep_backup(char *fname)
 	int ret_code;
 
 	/* return if no file to keep */
-#if SUPPORT_LINKS
-	ret_code = do_lstat(fname, &st);
-#else
-	ret_code = do_stat(fname, &st);
-#endif
-	if (ret_code < 0)
+	if (do_lstat(fname, &st) < 0)
 		return 1;
 
 	if (!(file = make_file(fname, NULL, NO_EXCLUDES)))

tls.c

@@ -65,14 +65,8 @@ static void list_file(const char *fname)
 	struct tm *mt;
 	char datebuf[50];
 	char linkbuf[4096];
-	int ret;
 
-#if SUPPORT_LINKS
-	ret = do_lstat(fname, &buf);
-#else
-	ret = do_stat(fname, &buf);
-#endif
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (do_lstat(fname, &buf) < 0)
 		failed("stat", fname);
 
 	/* The size of anything but a regular file is probably not

util.c

@@ -990,11 +990,7 @@ int handle_partial_dir(const char *fname, int create)
 	dir = partial_fname;
 	if (create) {
 		STRUCT_STAT st;
-#if SUPPORT_LINKS
 		int statret = do_lstat(dir, &st);
-#else
-		int statret = do_stat(dir, &st);
-#endif
 		if (statret == 0 && !S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
 			if (do_unlink(dir) < 0)
 				return 0;