GNU bug report logs - #22584
cp could be more precise than "Not a directory"

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2016 16:20:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 22584 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 22584 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#22584: cp could be more precise than "Not a directory"
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2016 05:28:17 +0800

Ah ha, they just should have returned what the system calls said in the
first place, and not tinker with the output!

Them tinkering with the output only makes things worse.
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