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bug#29225: Tramp backup-by-copying in a Converting ACL Invalid argument
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#29225: Tramp backup-by-copying in a Converting ACL Invalid argument error on Windows 7 |
Date: |
Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:13:06 +0200 |
> From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
> Cc: shuguang@gmail.com, 29225@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 15:39:39 +0100
>
> > I think it should return nil when acl_errno_valid returns false, and
> > otherwise signal an error. It currently calls acl_errno_valid in one
> > of the two places where error could happen, but not in the other. And
> > the doc string should be amended to say that. WDYT?
>
> Seems to work, yes. acl_from_text returns EINVAL for wrong ACLs, so the
> error would be suppressed, because acl_errno_valid returns false this case.
>
> I've tested successfully the appended patch on GNU/Linux.
>
> (set-file-acl "/tmp/123" "dummy")
>
> returns nil with the applied patch, and (file-error "Converting ACL"
> "Invalid argument" "/tmp/123") w/o the patch.
>
> I cannot test on MS Windows.
I don't see why it wouldn't work on Windows as well.
> I don't know whether we must extend the docstring. Summarizing probable
> errors is not the default in Emacs docstrings. And the docstring does
> not promise, that no error at all will happen.
That's okay, I can always amend the doc string later.
> If you don't object, I'll commit the patch to emacs-26. Plus minor
> changes in Tramp.
No objection, but please only condition the call to 'error' on
acl_errno_valid. I see no reason to proceed with calling acl_set_file
if acl_from_text fails.
> Maybe I'll find also the time next days, to add the missing tests
> for file-acl and set-file-acl in tramp-tests.el.
Sounds good, thanks.