samba-bugs@samba.org
2006-Feb-22 23:31 UTC
DO NOT REPLY [Bug 3542] New: "rsync --list-only a b/" tries to create b
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3542 Summary: "rsync --list-only a b/" tries to create b Product: rsync Version: 2.6.7 Platform: All OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: core AssignedTo: wayned@samba.org ReportedBy: hashproduct@verizon.net QAContact: rsync-qa@samba.org Rsync's --list-only option requires a destination, which is strange because the destination isn't used for anything. Nevertheless, in get_local_name, rsync ensures that the destination is usable, which may involve trying to create the destination as a directory. Luckily, if rsync tries to create the directory, the attempt is caught in do_mkdir and an error message results, but rsync really shouldn't care about the destination at all. The patch I will soon attach causes get_local_name to return NULL immediately if --list-only is given. However, there has to be a better way to ensure the destination is not touched in this situation. Separately, it would be an improvement if the destination argument could be omitted when --list-only is given. (Until I read the man page, I kept trying to run "rsync --list-only source/" and wondered why I got a usage error.) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.samba.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug, or are watching the QA contact.
samba-bugs@samba.org
2006-Feb-22 23:32 UTC
DO NOT REPLY [Bug 3542] "rsync --list-only a b/" tries to create b
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3542 ------- Comment #1 from hashproduct@verizon.net 2006-02-22 17:31 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=1753) --> (https://bugzilla.samba.org/attachment.cgi?id=1753&action=view) Makes get_local_name return NULL if --list-only is given -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.samba.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug, or are watching the QA contact.
samba-bugs@samba.org
2006-Feb-23 00:41 UTC
DO NOT REPLY [Bug 3542] "rsync --list-only a b/" tries to create b
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3542 wayned@samba.org changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED ------- Comment #2 from wayned@samba.org 2006-02-22 18:40 MST ------- Thanks! This is now fixed in CVS. Also, rsync no longer returns a usage error when used with one local source arg and no destination: this now implies the --list-only option, just like the comparable situation with a remote source arg. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.samba.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug, or are watching the QA contact.
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