From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Sep 28 06:32:55 2010 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Sep 2010 10:32:55 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0XUU-0006ry-GX for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:32:54 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0Wne-0006YT-QY for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:48:39 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0WqO-0008CS-Bb for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:51:29 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_DKIM_INVALID,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:59479) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0WqO-0008CN-9t for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:51:28 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=41616 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P0WqN-0002af-9Q for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:51:28 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0WqL-0008Bv-Su for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:51:27 -0400 Received: from mail-yx0-f169.google.com ([209.85.213.169]:33540) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0WqL-0008Bl-Pi for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:51:25 -0400 Received: by yxk8 with SMTP id 8so2779378yxk.0 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:51:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=NCuk8fq8B/n+VO1mq7s5gRCXKVPeVhYQYGyTgW0H5rE=; b=etu5fObl693YtobedTbuNPTsk0jF13Vads+BWcOhqgeCzHg1sAAR7rF3zx9BRFV6Qr +g/CGoqBzuhObTSOvcrKi+EtPm6+Fl4QSkgROa9ZRGmv0EPiX6EqqmgAhUyTgWOZMtNt 0ePbMIBs/H/XMaG2/90lLvbGsh32QpV0lDkMo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=d0WYzN5N5gTiCA0/g8EQVoBazSUjBNyLJVJaWwpSzPmGf7pJGUlnKLYkzbgcq7axsD /YAlha2OzPuIgbdRJd7ZSkegqz/cEVD+/PBOblOHl8A3oZ0zvKPGsOXXyaWrHLfK8hFS ns+H+wfA0/vAMRY6to6+hDjwCdTvPg7wen5RU= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.35.137 with SMTP id p9mr2609451vcd.56.1285667483849; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:51:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.191.70 with HTTP; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:51:23 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:51:23 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: touch (GNU coreutils) 7.4 - no way to touch a symlink From: Peter Bailey To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:32:53 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) There are reports that the BSD version of touch has a -h option which will make it update the timestamp of a symlink rather than the target of that symlink. As it is, there's no way to update the timestamp on a symlink itself. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Sep 28 10:10:05 2010 Received: (at 7122) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Sep 2010 14:10:06 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0ase-0000js-SO for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:10:05 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0asb-0000jP-K7 for 7122@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:10:03 -0400 Received: from int-mx08.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx08.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.21]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o8SECpgK009912 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:12:51 -0400 Received: from [10.3.113.95] (ovpn-113-95.phx2.redhat.com [10.3.113.95]) by int-mx08.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o8SECpNp024645; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:12:51 -0400 Message-ID: <4CA1F7E2.9090902@redhat.com> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:12:50 -0600 From: Eric Blake Organization: Red Hat User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.9) Gecko/20100921 Fedora/3.1.4-1.fc13 Mnenhy/0.8.3 Thunderbird/3.1.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Peter Bailey Subject: Re: bug#7122: touch (GNU coreutils) 7.4 - no way to touch a symlink References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.67 on 10.5.11.21 X-Spam-Score: -8.8 (--------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7122 Cc: 7122@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -10.1 (----------) On 09/28/2010 03:51 AM, Peter Bailey wrote: > There are reports that the BSD version of touch has a -h option which > will make it update the timestamp of a symlink rather than the target > of that symlink. As it is, there's no way to update the timestamp on > a symlink itself. Consider upgrading. 'touch -h' support was added in coreutils 8.1; the latest stable version is 8.5. Meanwhile, 'touch -h' requires a new enough kernel (one that has full utimensat support). -- Eric Blake eblake@redhat.com +1-801-349-2682 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Sep 28 10:21:23 2010 Received: (at 7122-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Sep 2010 14:21:24 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0b3b-0000of-8F for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:21:23 -0400 Received: from mail1.slb.deg.dub.stisp.net ([84.203.253.98]) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P0b3Z-0000oa-EX for 7122-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:21:22 -0400 Received: (qmail 10827 invoked from network); 28 Sep 2010 14:24:11 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.2.25?) (84.203.137.218) by mail1.slb.deg.dub.stisp.net with SMTP; 28 Sep 2010 14:24:11 -0000 Message-ID: <4CA1FA62.4080305@draigBrady.com> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:23:30 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?P=E1draig_Brady?= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Peter Bailey Subject: Re: bug#7122: touch (GNU coreutils) 7.4 - no way to touch a symlink References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 1.0.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Score: -2.7 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7122-done Cc: 7122-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.7 (--) On 28/09/10 10:51, Peter Bailey wrote: > There are reports that the BSD version of touch has a -h option which > will make it update the timestamp of a symlink rather than the target > of that symlink. As it is, there's no way to update the timestamp on > a symlink itself. Done in V8.1 http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=commit;h=9e13b6a0 cheers, Pádraig. From unknown Sat Aug 16 00:33:27 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:24:04 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator