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Re: Automake 1.4l released
From: |
Alexandre Duret-Lutz |
Subject: |
Re: Automake 1.4l released |
Date: |
14 Aug 2001 10:44:22 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/20.7 |
>>> "Charles" == Charles Wilson <address@hidden> writes:
[...]
Charles> distcheck:) so their permissions are -r--r--r--. The
Charles> 'cp -p' command performs the copy in a two step
Charles> process: first, the file is copied, permissions and
Charles> all. So, we have a new copy of the file which is ALSO
Charles> -r--r--r--, but with the wrong timestamp. Then, cp
Charles> tries to preserve the time (e.g. CHANGE the timestamp
Charles> of the new copy so that it matches the old original).
Charles> This is allowed on linux, but NOT on
Charles> windows/NTFS/cygwin, when perms = -r--r--r--.
Maybe I'm missing something, but my manual page for cp reads
-p, --preserve
preserve file attributes if possible
Doesn't `if possible' means cp should not complain is it does?
[...]
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Alexandre Duret-Lutz
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, (continued)
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Charles Wilson, 2001/08/12
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Tim Van Holder, 2001/08/12
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Charles Wilson, 2001/08/13
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Tim Van Holder, 2001/08/13
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Charles Wilson, 2001/08/13
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Tim Van Holder, 2001/08/13
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Alexandre Duret-Lutz, 2001/08/14
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Tom Tromey, 2001/08/14
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Charles Wilson, 2001/08/14
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Tim Van Holder, 2001/08/15
- Re: Automake 1.4l released,
Alexandre Duret-Lutz <=
RE: Automake 1.4l released, Bernard Dautrevaux, 2001/08/14
Re: Automake 1.4l released, Earnie Boyd, 2001/08/14
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Tom Tromey, 2001/08/14
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Christopher Faylor, 2001/08/14
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Tom Tromey, 2001/08/14
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Christopher Faylor, 2001/08/14
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Raja R Harinath, 2001/08/14
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Christopher Faylor, 2001/08/14
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Robert Collins, 2001/08/14
- Re: Automake 1.4l released, Charles Wilson, 2001/08/14