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Re: [PATCHES] glibc 2.1, Linux, and chown
Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com> writes:
> It is simple enough for Debian to call lchown, and DTRT if it fails.
> I don't see why glibc has to get involved at all.
This is my opinion as well. If a program assumes the old, broken
behaviour it has to be fixed.
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- References:
- Re: [PATCHES] glibc 2.1, Linux, and chown
- From: Philip Blundell <philb@gnu.org>
- Re: [PATCHES] glibc 2.1, Linux, and chown
- From: Jim Pick <jim@jimpick.com>
- Re: [PATCHES] glibc 2.1, Linux, and chown
- From: Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
- Re: [PATCHES] glibc 2.1, Linux, and chown
- From: Jim Pick <jim@jimpick.com>
- Re: [PATCHES] glibc 2.1, Linux, and chown
- From: Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>