Public bug reported:
uutils `cp -a` fails to copy a symlink-to-an-existing-directory into
another directory
mkdir foo
mkdir dst
ln -s foo bar
cp -a bar dst
> cp: cannot create symlink 'dst' to 'foo': File exists (os error 17)
gnucp -a bar dst --verbose
> 'bar' -> 'dst/bar'
This affects dh_install when a symlink to an existing directory is
listed in debian/install
** Affects: coreutils-from (Ubuntu)
Importance: High
Status: New
** Affects: rust-coreutils (Ubuntu)
Importance: High
Status: New
** Affects: yaru-theme (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Triaged
** Also affects: coreutils-from (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: yaru-theme (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: yaru-theme (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Triaged
** Description changed:
uutils `cp -a` fails to copy a symlink to an existing directory
mkdir foo
mkdir dst
ln -s foo bar
cp -a bar dst
> cp: cannot create symlink 'dst' to 'foo': File exists (os error 17)
+ gnucp -a bar dst --verbose
+ > 'bar' -> 'dst/bar'
+
This affects dh_install when a symlink to an existing directory is
listed in debian/install
** Changed in: coreutils-from (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: rust-coreutils (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Description changed:
- uutils `cp -a` fails to copy a symlink to an existing directory
+ uutils `cp -a` fails to copy a symlink-to-an-existing-directory into
+ another directory
mkdir foo
mkdir dst
ln -s foo bar
cp -a bar dst
> cp: cannot create symlink 'dst' to 'foo': File exists (os error 17)
gnucp -a bar dst --verbose
> 'bar' -> 'dst/bar'
This affects dh_install when a symlink to an existing directory is
listed in debian/install
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Title:
`cp -a` fails to copy symlink to directory
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