1369 2002-10-08 00:48:42 +0400 coreutils\' ln: fails with --target-dir 2003-08-25 15:18:34 +0400 1 1 4 Development Sisyphus fileutils unstable all Linux CLOSED FIXED P3 major --- 1 vanyaz ldv oldest_to_newest 1291 0 vanyaz 2002-10-08 00:48:42 +0400 Does its job, but complains about an error and exits with an error code. --- $ mkdir dir; touch src; ln -s --target-dir=dir ../src; echo $?; ls -l src dir ln: `dir/.\': cannot overwrite directory 1 -rw-r--r-- 1 imz imz 0 Окт 8 00:36 src dir: итого 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 imz imz 6 Окт 8 00:36 src -&gt; ../src [<a href="mailto:imz@basalt" target="_new">imz@basalt</a> tmp]$ rpm -qf /bin/ln coreutils-4.5.1-alt2 [<a href="mailto:imz@basalt" target="_new">imz@basalt</a> tmp]$ --- Putting \&quot;dir\&quot; as the last argument makes it work. Similar cp --target-dir=dir src works fine. This: cp --symbolic-link --target-dir=dir \&quot;$(pwd)\&quot;/src also works; can be regarded as a workaround. 4228 1 ldv 2002-10-08 17:28:14 +0400 Fixed in coreutils-4.5.2-alt1 (patch for coreutils-4.5.2 attached). 7593 2 ldv 2002-10-08 17:28:14 +0400 Fixed in coreutils-4.5.2-alt1 (patch for coreutils-4.5.2 attached). 4229 3 ldv 2002-10-08 18:48:14 +0400 Merged into coreutils-4.5.3 7594 4 ldv 2002-10-08 18:48:14 +0400 Merged into coreutils-4.5.3 119 2002-10-08 17:26:40 +0400 2002-10-08 17:26:40 +0400 0001369-coreutils-4.5.2-alt-ln-target_directory.patch 0001369-coreutils-4.5.2-alt-ln-target_directory.patch application/octet-stream 586 vanyaz LS0tIGNvcmV1dGlscy00LjUuMi9zcmMvbG4uYy5vcmlnCTIwMDItMDgtMzEgMTI6NTI6MTAgKzA0 MDAKKysrIGNvcmV1dGlscy00LjUuMi9zcmMvbG4uYwkyMDAyLTEwLTA4IDE3OjE2OjQzICswNDAw CkBAIC00OTUsOSArNDk1LDkgQEAKICAgaWYgKCF0YXJnZXRfZGlyZWN0b3J5KQogICAgIHRhcmdl dF9kaXJlY3RvcnkgPSBmaWxlW25fZmlsZXMgLSAxXTsKIAotICAvKiBJZiB0aGVyZSdzIG9ubHkg b25lIGZpbGUgYXJndW1lbnQsIHRoZW4gcHJldGVuZCBgLicgd2FzIGdpdmVuCi0gICAgIGFzIHRo ZSBzZWNvbmQgYXJndW1lbnQuICAqLwotICBpZiAobl9maWxlcyA9PSAxKQorICAvKiBJZiB0YXJn ZXQgZGlyZWN0b3J5IGlzIG5vdCBzcGVjaWZpZWQsIGFuZCB0aGVyZSdzIG9ubHkgb25lCisgICAg IGZpbGUgYXJndW1lbnQsIHRoZW4gcHJldGVuZCBgLicgd2FzIGdpdmVuIGFzIHRoZSBzZWNvbmQg YXJndW1lbnQuICAqLworICBpZiAoIXRhcmdldF9kaXJlY3Rvcnlfc3BlY2lmaWVkICYmIG5fZmls ZXMgPT0gMSkKICAgICB7CiAgICAgICBzdGF0aWMgY2hhciAqZHVtbXlbMl07CiAgICAgICBkdW1t eVswXSA9IGZpbGVbMF07Cg==