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bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link t
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Eric Blake |
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bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail) |
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Thu, 27 Mar 2014 05:37:27 -0600 |
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On 03/26/2014 10:44 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
>
> cp has a workaround for directories and it has exactly this
> workaround on other OS that don't support hardlinking.
That "workaround" is behavior mandated by POSIX, and has existed prior
to POSIX even being standardized.
>
> I don't see why this shouldn't be treated similarly to the
> 2nd case, as the OS no longer supports hardlinking in as
> many cases as it used to -- so why shouldn't it fall back?
It's better to not second guess the kernel; you may want to take this up
on the kernel lists if you want something changed.
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), (continued)
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), Paul Eggert, 2014/03/26
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), Paul Eggert, 2014/03/26
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), Linda Walsh, 2014/03/26
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), Paul Eggert, 2014/03/26
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), Pádraig Brady, 2014/03/26
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), Pádraig Brady, 2014/03/26
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), Linda Walsh, 2014/03/27
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), Linda Walsh, 2014/03/26
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), Paul Eggert, 2014/03/27
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), Linda Walsh, 2014/03/27
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail),
Eric Blake <=
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), Linda Walsh, 2014/03/27
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), Pádraig Brady, 2014/03/27
- bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail), Linda Walsh, 2014/03/27