Package: manpages-dev Version: 3.27-1 Severity: minor
The descriptions of the effects of FTS_LOGICAL and FTS_PHISICAL in the subsection entitled fts_open() are correct. But the DESCRIPTION section is incorrect. It says: It is possible to walk the hierarchy "logically" (ignoring symbolic links) or physically (visiting symbolic links), order the walk of the hierarchy or prune and/or revisit portions of the hierarchy. This is not accurate. Symbolic links are never ignored. Here is a clearer description: It is possible to walk the hierarchy "logically" (visiting the files that symbolic links point to, like "find -L") or "physically" (visiting the symbolic links themselves instead, like "find -P") , order the walk of the hierarchy or prune and/or revisit portions of the hierarchy. Here is an alternative, slightly longer, description: It is possible to walk the hierarchy "logically" or "physically". The difference is the treatment of symbolic links. Visiting the directory hierarchy logically means that when we find a symbolic link we visit the thing it points to (if possible) as opposed to the link itself. Visiting the directory hierarchy physically is the opposite; symbolic links are not followed. During the traversal process, it is possible to tell the fts functions to revisit parts of the hierarchy or to avoid visiting parts of it. -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.1 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_IE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_IE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages manpages-dev depends on: ii manpages 3.27-1 Manual pages about using a GNU/Lin manpages-dev recommends no packages. Versions of packages manpages-dev suggests: ii man-db [man-browser] 2.5.7-8 on-line manual pager -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
