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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 18 |
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ 2007-12-01 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com> + * NEWS: Remove the now-untrue statement about cp vs. dangling symlinks + Change release procedure: tag *before* running e.g., "make stable". * Makefile.maint (vc-dist): Don't tag. Now, you must apply the tag before running "make beta", "make stable", etc. @@ -101,16 +101,14 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*- reports stat.st_size == 0, while "cat /proc/cpuinfo > c" would "work", and create a nonempty one. [bug introduced in coreutils-6.0] - cp no longer fails to write through a dangling symlink - [bug introduced in coreutils-6.7]. cp --parents no - longer mishandles symlinks to directories in file name - components in the source, e.g., "cp --parents symlink/a/b - d" no longer fails. Also, 'cp' no longer considers a - destination symlink to be the same as the referenced file when - copying links or making backups. For example, if SYM is a symlink - to FILE, "cp -l FILE SYM" now reports an error instead of silently - doing nothing. The behavior of 'cp' is now better documented when - the destination is a symlink. + cp --parents no longer mishandles symlinks to directories in file + name components in the source, e.g., "cp --parents symlink/a/b d" + no longer fails. Also, 'cp' no longer considers a destination + symlink to be the same as the referenced file when copying links + or making backups. For example, if SYM is a symlink to FILE, + "cp -l FILE SYM" now reports an error instead of silently doing + nothing. The behavior of 'cp' is now better documented when the + destination is a symlink. "cp -i --update older newer" no longer prompts; same for mv |