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Date:      Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:59:21 +0000
From:      Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com>
To:        Ed Schouten <ed@80386.nl>
Cc:        svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r243228 - head/etc
Message-ID:  <CADLo83-RM8dQTQZ7HdQPHvyZ1aHQpqFfGOp6x51-gTtqGL84=g@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAJOYFBBWmm_eoS9qOYMxigtS%2BSjafXXVeT_BmgdWFgEF69j%2BNw@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <201211181421.qAIEL5KT042019@svn.freebsd.org> <CAJOYFBBWmm_eoS9qOYMxigtS%2BSjafXXVeT_BmgdWFgEF69j%2BNw@mail.gmail.com>

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On 18 Nov 2012 20:39, "Ed Schouten" <ed@80386.nl> wrote:
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> 2012/11/18 Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org>:
> > Modified: head/etc/rc.initdiskless
> >
==============================================================================
> > --- head/etc/rc.initdiskless    Sun Nov 18 14:05:28 2012
 (r243227)
> > +++ head/etc/rc.initdiskless    Sun Nov 18 14:21:05 2012
 (r243228)
> > @@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ for i in ${templates} ; do
> >         subdir=${j##*/}
> >         if [ -d $j -a ! -f $j.cpio.gz  ]; then
> >             create_md $subdir
> > -           cp -Rp $j/ /$subdir
> > +           (cd $j && pax -rw . /$subdir)
> >         fi
> >      done
> >      for j in /conf/$i/*.cpio.gz ; do
>
> Are you sure that this bug wasn't already fixed? The original version
> of the code in the bug report used the following line:
>
> -           cp -Rp $j/* /$subdir
>
> The old version of the code you changed didn't have this asterisk,
> meaning dotfiles would already be copied. Still, you could argue that
> your version is nicer, as our behaviour of cp with the trailing slash
> contradicts POSIX.
>

You are correct, and the second to point it out :)

As you say however, pax is technically how it should be done anyway, and
has the nice effect of also preserving hard links.  If no-one objects I
think it should stay in.

This is unfortunately another example of many in rc of where something was
fixed ages ago and no-one checked GNATS :(  Of course, this is still my
fault.

Chris



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