From unknown Sat Jun 21 12:35:22 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#8375: cp -a [-l] sometimes does not preserve timestamps of symlinks Resent-From: =?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=BCdiger?= Meier Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:31:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 8375 X-GNU-PR-Package: coreutils X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 8375@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.130141622311921 (code B ref -1); Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:31:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Mar 2011 16:30:23 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4boE-00036E-QH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:30:23 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xc6-0005P4-HA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xc0-0006so-Kk for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:29 -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_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:56041) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xc0-0006si-Iw for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:28 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=40608 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q4Xbz-0004lX-7V for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:28 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xby-0006s9-5x for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:27 -0400 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.22]:59656) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xbx-0006rd-LQ for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:26 -0400 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 29 Mar 2011 12:01:23 -0000 Received: from p5098db61.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO zappa.ga.local) [80.152.219.97] by mail.gmx.net (mp012) with SMTP; 29 Mar 2011 14:01:23 +0200 X-Authenticated: #11967524 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/E9ngFTvvEui9n6Jbzfaq9/ywEfAvSC4Pyv2j9P6 BQQPL29K6nimn5 From: =?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=BCdiger?= Meier Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:01:12 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <201103291401.16992.sweet_f_a@gmx.de> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 199.232.76.165 X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:30:20 -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 (-----) Hi, I see you fixed that already for for cp -a http://marc.info/?t=124897089600001&r=1&w=2 But it does not together with option -link: cd /tmp/ ln -s somewhere symlink touch -h -t "197001010000" symlink cp -a symlink symlink-a cp -al symlink symlink-al ls -l symlink* lrwxrwxrwx 1 rudi users 9 1970-01-01 00:00 symlink -> somewhere lrwxrwxrwx 1 rudi users 9 1970-01-01 00:00 symlink-a -> somewhere lrwxrwxrwx 1 rudi users 9 2011-03-29 13:44 symlink-al -> somewhere I'm using core utils coreutils 8.9 (opensuse 11.4). BTW with coreutils 7.1 and 6.9 it behaves the other way, -al is correct but -a not. So probably -al is broken since you fixed -a in 7.5. cu, Rudi From unknown Sat Jun 21 12:35:22 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.427 (Entity 5.427) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: =?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=BCdiger?= Meier Subject: bug#8375: closed (Re: bug#8375: cp -a [-l] sometimes does not preserve timestamps of symlinks) Message-ID: References: <4D948C56.6050509@draigBrady.com> <201103291401.16992.sweet_f_a@gmx.de> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 8375 X-Gnu-PR-Package: coreutils Reply-To: 8375@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:16:02 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1301580962-7903-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1301580962-7903-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #8375: cp -a [-l] sometimes does not preserve timestamps of symlinks which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 8375@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 8375: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D8375 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1301580962-7903-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 8375-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 31 Mar 2011 14:15:25 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q5Ieh-00022O-Q0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:15:24 -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 1Q5Ief-00022C-Pm for 8375-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:15:22 -0400 Received: (qmail 6263 invoked from network); 31 Mar 2011 14:15:16 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.2.25?) (84.203.137.218) by mail1.slb.deg.dub.stisp.net with SMTP; 31 Mar 2011 14:15:16 -0000 Message-ID: <4D948C56.6050509@draigBrady.com> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:14:46 +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: 8375-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#8375: cp -a [-l] sometimes does not preserve timestamps of symlinks References: <201103291401.16992.sweet_f_a@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <201103291401.16992.sweet_f_a@gmx.de> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.0.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -2.7 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 8375-done 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 (--) tags 8375 + notabug closing this cloned bug ------------=_1301580962-7903-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Mar 2011 16:30:23 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4boE-00036E-QH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:30:23 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xc6-0005P4-HA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xc0-0006so-Kk for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:29 -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_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:56041) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xc0-0006si-Iw for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:28 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=40608 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q4Xbz-0004lX-7V for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:28 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xby-0006s9-5x for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:27 -0400 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.22]:59656) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xbx-0006rd-LQ for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:26 -0400 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 29 Mar 2011 12:01:23 -0000 Received: from p5098db61.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO zappa.ga.local) [80.152.219.97] by mail.gmx.net (mp012) with SMTP; 29 Mar 2011 14:01:23 +0200 X-Authenticated: #11967524 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/E9ngFTvvEui9n6Jbzfaq9/ywEfAvSC4Pyv2j9P6 BQQPL29K6nimn5 From: =?iso-8859-1?q?R=FCdiger_Meier?= To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Subject: cp -a [-l] sometimes does not preserve timestamps of symlinks Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:01:12 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <201103291401.16992.sweet_f_a@gmx.de> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 199.232.76.165 X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:30:20 -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 (-----) Hi, I see you fixed that already for for cp -a http://marc.info/?t=124897089600001&r=1&w=2 But it does not together with option -link: cd /tmp/ ln -s somewhere symlink touch -h -t "197001010000" symlink cp -a symlink symlink-a cp -al symlink symlink-al ls -l symlink* lrwxrwxrwx 1 rudi users 9 1970-01-01 00:00 symlink -> somewhere lrwxrwxrwx 1 rudi users 9 1970-01-01 00:00 symlink-a -> somewhere lrwxrwxrwx 1 rudi users 9 2011-03-29 13:44 symlink-al -> somewhere I'm using core utils coreutils 8.9 (opensuse 11.4). BTW with coreutils 7.1 and 6.9 it behaves the other way, -al is correct but -a not. So probably -al is broken since you fixed -a in 7.5. cu, Rudi ------------=_1301580962-7903-1--