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cp --recursive --backup broken in 9.2

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Message #16 received at 62607-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Kristian Klausen <kristian <at> klausen.dk>, 62607-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: bug-gnulib <bug-gnulib <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#62607: cp --recursive --backup broken in 9.2
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 12:02:50 +0100

On 03/04/2023 18:19, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> On 02/04/2023 13:40, Pádraig Brady wrote:
>> For completeness the correct repro is:
>>
>>      mkdir -p {src,dst}/foo
>>      touch {src,dst}/foo/bar
>>      cp --recursive --backup src/* dst
> 
> The attached two patches should address this.
> The first fixes the bug in gnulib (cc'd),
> while the second adds a test to coreutils.

Pushed.
Marking this as done.

thanks,
Pádraig

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