Messages in this thread | | | Subject | cp fails in this symlink case, kernel 2.4.25, reiserfs + ext2 | From | Martin Rode <> | Date | Wed, 07 Apr 2004 19:35:11 +0200 |
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Dear developers,
After 10 years with linux I am happy I can report something :-).
I don't know 100% if is a bug, but I think it is.
The example below fails on reiserfs as well as on ext2 for me. I dont think it should fail, or am I missing something?
Please cc me personally, I am not a subscriber.
Kernel testet: 2.4.[25|19] Filesystems testet: reiserfs, ext2
Take Care, Martin
How to reproduce: -----------------
In any directory try this:
1) mkdir -p alpha/gamma beta 2) (cd alpha; ln -s ../beta .; ln -s gamma latest;) 3) echo "Test" > alpha/gamma/myfile
4) Check apu:/home/martin/tmp/bug# find -exec file {} \; .: directory ./alpha: directory ./alpha/gamma: directory ./alpha/gamma/myfile: ASCII text ./alpha/beta: symbolic link to `../beta' ./alpha/latest: symbolic link to `gamma' ./beta: directory
5) cp fails apu:/home/martin/tmp/bug# (cd alpha/beta; cp ../latest/myfile .) cp: cannot stat `../latest/myfile': No such file or directory
6) cp ok apu:/home/martin/tmp/bug# (cd alpha/; cp latest/myfile beta && echo "ok") ok
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