[Fwd: cpio bug]

[gduncan]

GNU General Contact Address wrote:
> 
> <address@hidden> is the address you want.

.. to which I'm now forwarding my original message (in "<<" 's)

- Gary

> 
> On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 12:26:12PM +0000, gduncan wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi there,
> >
> >       I've grovelled around briefly looking for your bug-report
> > e-mail addr but nothing leapt out at me .
> >
> > Anyway - can't waste any more time ...
> >
> > cpio 2.4.2 has  a bug in copy-pass (-p) mode; it should copy the src
> > file if its ctime value is newer than the dest file. ie if you change
> > any/all of the src files mode, owner or group then the changes are not
> > copied over to the dest file. Not good.
> >
> > I added a ctime test at line 105 in copypass.c to fix this.
> >
> > I also encountered a couple of compile errors originating
> > from a couple on non-ANSI func defs clashing with correct
> > ones in .h files.
> >
> > Let me know if you want the fixes.
> >
> > Oh yes, I also ran 'indent' program on all .c files to
> > fix up the occasional messy formatting in various
> > .c files. Now they are consistent, and readable :)
> >
> > - Gary
> 
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