From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 16 16:00:15 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFCD3106567A for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:00:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD3CD8FC1B for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:00:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id mBGG09il088566 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:00:09 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id mBGG09q1088559; Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:00:09 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:00:09 GMT Message-Id: <200812161600.mBGG09q1088559@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Jaakko Heinonen Cc: Subject: Re: bin/129620: Incorrect bzip2 behavior X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Jaakko Heinonen List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:00:16 -0000 The following reply was made to PR bin/129620; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Jaakko Heinonen To: Alex Keda Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/129620: Incorrect bzip2 behavior Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:59:13 +0200 On 2008-12-13, Alex Keda wrote: > acer# bzip2 --best --keep vmcore.9 > bzip2: Input file vmcore.9 has 1 other link. > acer# bzip2 --best --keep --force vmcore.9 > acer# ll | grep core > -rw------- 2 root wheel 206M 13 дек 22:41 vmcore.9 > -rw------- 1 root wheel 15M 13 дек 22:41 vmcore.9.bz2 > acer# > ================ > I use '--keep' option. I think, not need check num links in this situation... This patch should do it: %%% Index: contrib/bzip2/bzip2.c =================================================================== --- contrib/bzip2/bzip2.c (revision 186035) +++ contrib/bzip2/bzip2.c (working copy) @@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ void compress ( Char *name ) return; } } - if ( srcMode == SM_F2F && !forceOverwrite && + if ( srcMode == SM_F2F && !forceOverwrite && !keepInputFiles && (n=countHardLinks ( inName )) > 0) { fprintf ( stderr, "%s: Input file %s has %d other link%s.\n", progName, inName, n, n > 1 ? "s" : "" ); %%% Could you report this to bzip2 upstream? Looks like this behavior exists in the latest upstream version. -- Jaakko