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| author | Tavian Barnes <tavianator@tavianator.com> | 2024-06-03 18:30:09 -0400 |
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| committer | Tavian Barnes <tavianator@tavianator.com> | 2024-06-03 18:30:09 -0400 |
| commit | 9e408d4bb50cb7c4e9d0a007b95f9fb9d32a16d0 (patch) | |
| tree | 582082976f6d971928ccaed37e11d616e5378a98 /docs | |
| parent | 6e4c3893ae4e053d571ee538f8b4dc4e6cfce658 (diff) | |
| download | bfs-9e408d4bb50cb7c4e9d0a007b95f9fb9d32a16d0.tar.xz | |
Make ELOOP an error again, except for -xtype.3.3.1
POSIX requires an error if (for example) -L encounters a symlink loop.
The GNU find change was restricted to -xtype, so add a manual ELOOP test
to eval_xtype() for compatibility.
This reverts commit 470589cbd9ca3e73d8c01ac3a96cbc065179dcc5.
Link: https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?19605
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md index 1d4bdcf..db978b8 100644 --- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,6 +1,18 @@ 3.* === +3.3.1 +----- + +**June 3, 2024** + +### Bug fixes + +- Reduced the scope of the symbolic link loop change in version 3.3. + `-xtype l` remains true for symbolic link loops, matching a change in GNU findutils 4.10.0. + However, `-L` will report an error, just like `bfs` prior to 3.3 and other `find` implementations, as required by POSIX. + + 3.3 --- |