Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:57:44 -0500 (CDT) From: james@jrv.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: bin/133907: cp(1) wrongly reports errors in vacuous copy Message-ID: <200904220757.n3M7vi1H029088@bigtex.housenet.jrv> Resent-Message-ID: <200904220800.n3M803X5053319@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 133907 >Category: bin >Synopsis: cp(1) wrongly reports errors in vacuous copy >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Apr 22 08:00:02 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: James R. Van Artsdalen >Release: FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT amd64 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD bigtex.housenet.jrv 8.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT #0 r189099: Fri Feb 27 07:09:47 CST 2009 james@bigtex.housenet.jrv:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 8.0-current svn r189099 amd64 <precise description of the problem (multiple lines)> >Description: >How-To-Repeat: $ mkdir x y $ cp -Rp x/ y cp: utimes: y/x: No such file or directory cp: chown: y/x: No such file or directory cp: chmod: y/x: No such file or directory cp: chflags: y/x: No such file or directory $ Appears to affect only the vacuous case of arg x being an empty directory, and only if -p is used. This error is seen in diskless boots in /etc/rc.initdiskless during boot. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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