ok -- it seems to be the effect of somehow dropped patch which was introduced to address similar reported bug before (#544852) which was closed in 3.1.0-9.
$> interdiff -z backuppc_3.1.0-9.diff.gz backuppc_3.2.0-1.diff.gz | grep -A5 IODirentOk if ( $IODirentOk ) { @entries = sort({ $a->{inode} <=> $b->{inode} } readdirent($fh)); + map { $_->{type} = 0 + $_->{type} } @entries; # make type numeric -# map { $_->{type} = 0 + $_->{type} } @entries; # make type numeric - map { $_->{type} = 0 + $_->{type}; $_->{type} = undef if ($_->{type} eq BPC_DT_UNKNOWN); } @entries; # make type numeric, unset unknown types no changelog describes this patch discarded for good. P.S. CCed original submitter of #544852 as well On Mon, 18 Oct 2010, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > more info: > one of the peculiarities of our setup is a symlink from /var/lib/backuppc to > backuppc on another partition of a different filesystem type -- thought to > mention since it might shine the light ;) previously everything was working > just fine -- .-. =------------------------------ /v\ ----------------------------= Keep in touch // \\ (yoh@|www.)onerussian.com Yaroslav Halchenko /( )\ ICQ#: 60653192 Linux User ^^-^^ [175555] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org