mv for symlinks on dapper is not atomic
Bug #262811 reported by
Mark Painter
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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coreutils (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Dapper |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Martin Pitt | ||
Hardy |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Intrepid |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
This is fixed in newer versions of coreutils, eg those used in hardy. Attached is a minimal debdiff that makes mv for symlinks atomic in dapper's coreutils
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