package findutils severity 329358 serious retitle 329358 findutils: '-perm +...' broken in 4.2.25 notfound 329358 4.2.24-1 thanks
On 2005-09-22 Dimitry Andric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hm, this turns out not to be a bug, but a feature. ;-) > Quoting from findutils' NEWS file: > -------- > * Major changes in release 4.2.21 > ** Functional Changes to find > The GNU extension "find ... -perm +MODE" has been withdrawn because it > is incompatible with POSIX in obscure cases like "find ... -perm ++r". > Use the new syntax "find ... -perm /MODE" instead. Old usages will > still continue to work, so long as they don't conflict with POSIX. > -------- Eh, no, quoting the original sumitter: | 4.2.24-1 was ok. > I'm not sure what "conflicts with POSIX" if you simply use "-perm +x", > though. This will probably break a LOT of scripts out there. [...] > The offending change is probably this one: > http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/findutils/findutils/find/parser.c.diff?r1=1.64&r2=1.65 No, it has to be something in the 4.2.24 --> 4.2.25 changes. cu andreas -- "See, I told you they'd listen to Reason," [SPOILER] Svfurlr fnlf, fuhggvat qbja gur juveyvat tha. Neal Stephenson in "Snow Crash" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
