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cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au

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From: "Voelker, Bernhard" <bernhard.voelker <at> siemens-enterprise.com>
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: "8419-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <8419-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
	"Hans.Kristian.Nordengen <at> ergo.no" <Hans.Kristian.Nordengen <at> ergo.no>,
	"Odd.Harry.Mannsverk <at> benteler-alu.com"
	<Odd.Harry.Mannsverk <at> benteler-alu.com>
Subject: RE: bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files
	at	destination when using cp -au
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:01:29 +0200

Jim Meyering wrote:

>Voelker, Bernhard wrote:
>> Jim Meyering wrote:
>> +        create_hard_link:;
>>
>> Is there a specific reason for the additional empty statement?
>>
>> Also seen in:
>>   find . -name '*.c' | xargs grep ':;'
>>   ./src/head.c:    free_mem:;
>>   ./src/kill.c: no_more_options:;
>>   ./src/od.c:cleanup:;
>>   ./src/paste.c: done:;
>>   ./src/printf.c:        no_more_flag_characters:;
>
> Yes.
> It won't compile without that, since the thing right after
> it is a declaration, and not a statement.

ah, yes, there's a bool following - it's not my best day.

But it's not necessary in the other cases.
I've sent a patch for this in a separate mail to coreutils <at> gnu.org.


Have a nice day,
Berny

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