Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:29:42 -0700 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> Cc: Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Current <current@freebsd.org>, Pietro Cerutti <gahr@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: cpio -l fails to revert to copy-mode Message-ID: <485BDAF6.5050802@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <485B394A.6020205@freebsd.org> References: <485A9E7E.6050703@FreeBSD.org> <485B394A.6020205@freebsd.org>
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Tim Kientzle wrote:
> Pietro Cerutti wrote:
>>
>> ~> cpio -dumpl /tmp/
>> test
>> cpio: Can't create '/tmp/test': Cross-device link: Cross-device link
>>
>> while
>>
>> | gcpio -dumpl /tmp/
>> test
>> gcpio: /tmp: Operation not permitted
>> gcpio: cannot link test to /tmp//test (will copy instead):
>> Cross-device link
>>
>> The set of ${COPYTREE_*} "macros" in the ports infrastructure depend on
>> this feature, so I would rate this as "highly important"...
>
> Thanks! I hadn't seen this usage before; I'll
> get it fixed soon.
>
> In the meantime, the obvious workaround is
> to omit the -l flag.
then you get a copy of everything..
instead of links where possible.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim Kientzle
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