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| From | Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel |
| Subject | Bug#1055694: initramfs-tools: After updating coreutils cp: not replacing in console when running update-initramfs |
| Date | 2023-11-11 08:40 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <HyQKZ-4CK4-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <Hyv3P-4pBp-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <HyBVD-4tNe-5@gated-at.bofh.it> <HyKmd-4yIl-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <Hyv3P-4pBp-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <HyKmd-4yIl-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
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Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2023-11-11 01:32 +0100, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Nov 2023, Sven Joachim wrote:
>
>>| 'cp -n' and 'mv -n' now exit with nonzero status if they skip their
>>| action because the destination exists, and likewise for 'cp -i',
>
> Ouch! Nonzero? That’s harsh, and bad as it’s impossible to distinguish
> between error and declining to copy/move.
>
> There is a good example in diff(1) for how to handle this better:
> use distinct errorlevels for each case.
>
> Michael, could you perhaps throw that upstream?
There is already an upstream bug report for this, see
https://debbugs.gnu.org/62572.
Cheers,
Sven
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Bug#1055694: initramfs-tools: After updating coreutils cp: not replacing in console when running update-initramfs Konomi <konomikitten@gmail.com> - 2023-11-10 09:30 +0100
Processed: Re: Bug#1055694: initramfs-tools: After updating coreutils cp: not replacing in console when running update-initramfs "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2023-11-10 16:50 +0100
Bug#1055694: initramfs-tools: After updating coreutils cp: not replacing in console when running update-initramfs Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> - 2023-11-10 16:50 +0100
Bug#1055694: initramfs-tools: After updating coreutils cp: not replacing in console when running update-initramfs Thorsten Glaser <tg@evolvis.org> - 2023-11-11 01:50 +0100
Bug#1055694: initramfs-tools: After updating coreutils cp: not replacing in console when running update-initramfs Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> - 2023-11-11 08:40 +0100
Bug#1055694: initramfs-tools: After updating coreutils cp: not replacing in console when running update-initramfs Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2024-01-03 23:10 +0100
Bug#1055694: initramfs-tools: After updating coreutils cp: not replacing in console when running update-initramfs Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2024-01-04 01:10 +0100
Bug#1055694: klibc-utils: Patch to fix cp warning "Mario Izquierdo (mariodebian)" <mariodebian@gmail.com> - 2023-12-07 10:50 +0100
Bug#1055694: klibc-utils: Patch to fix cp warning Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2023-12-07 11:40 +0100
Bug#1055694: klibc-utils: Patch to fix cp warning Florent 'Skia' Jacquet <florent.jacquet@canonical.com> - 2023-12-13 11:00 +0100
Bug#1055694: marked as done (/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/klibc-utils: cp: warning: behavior of -n is non-portable and may change in future; use --update=none instead) "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2024-02-21 15:40 +0100
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