GNU bug report logs - #32796
please consider using renameat2 from glibc if available

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Johannes Schauer <josch <at> debian.org>

Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:22:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Andreas Henriksson <andreas <at> fatal.se>
Cc: 32796 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Johannes Schauer <josch <at> debian.org>
Subject: bug#32796: please consider using renameat2 from glibc if available
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2018 17:54:09 -0700

Andreas Henriksson wrote:
> wouldn't a simple patch like the attached one do the trick?

Most likely yes, but I'd like it tested before installing. This is because the 
patch shouldn't affect behavior on any platform, and it's better to sanity-check 
a clerical patch like this (by actually using it) rather than hoping that a typo 
didn't inadvertently introduce a bug.
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