cp: Properly preserves fifos and symlink attributes#8416
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cp: Properly preserves fifos and symlink attributes#8416RenjiSann merged 3 commits intouutils:mainfrom
cp: Properly preserves fifos and symlink attributes#8416RenjiSann merged 3 commits intouutils:mainfrom
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There was a mismatch between the test, the comment, and the code. The intention was to _preserve_ attributes if the source of a fifo/pipe still exists. Perhaps the clearest way is to modify the test (as that avoids code duplication). Also add a basic test for that, if permissions are preserved, the rest should also be preserved correctly. Fixes the first part of uutils#8402.
Most attributes can actually be applied to symlinks (mode and xattr are exceptions), so try to copy them, if possible. Fort those 2 exceptions, we don't need any special handling as: - Mode errors would be ignored anyway. - The source symlink cannot have any xattr anyway, so no attribute is attempted to be set on the destination.
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Fixes #8402,
misc/selinuxwill pass with this -- I just added test for 2 non-SELinux set of attributes in fifo and symlinks, it's really verbose to test everything.cp: Also copy attributes in copy_symlink
Most attributes can actually be applied to symlinks (mode and
xattr are exceptions), so try to copy them, if possible.
Fort those 2 exceptions, we don't need any special handling as:
attribute is attempted to be set on the destination.
cp: File logic error when preserving attributes for fifos
There was a mismatch between the test, the comment, and the code.
The intention was to preserve attributes if the source of a
fifo/pipe still exists. Perhaps the clearest way is to modify
the test (as that avoids code duplication).
Also add a basic test for that, if permissions are preserved, the
rest should also be preserved correctly.
Fixes the first part of #8402.