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27.0.50; eshell / make-symbolic-link: cp -a fails on symlinks

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From: "Jose A. Ortega Ruiz" <mail <at> jao.io>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 27.0.50; eshell / make-symbolic-link: cp -a fails on symlinks
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:47:44 +0000

This problem is present in 26.3 and latest master branch, i haven't
tried with earilier versions.  To reproduce:

   - emacs -Q
   - M-x eshell, and there:

       ~ $ touch foo
       ~ $ ln -s foo bar
       ~ $ cp -a bar foo
       Wrong number of arguments: #<subr make-symbolic-link>, 4
       ~ $ 

Thanks!


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Message #8 received at 38577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Jose A. Ortega Ruiz" <mail <at> jao.io>
Cc: 38577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38577: 27.0.50; eshell / make-symbolic-link: cp -a fails on
 symlinks
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:07:47 +0100

"Jose A. Ortega Ruiz" <mail <at> jao.io> writes:

> This problem is present in 26.3 and latest master branch, i haven't
> tried with earilier versions.  To reproduce:
>
>    - emacs -Q
>    - M-x eshell, and there:
>
>        ~ $ touch foo
>        ~ $ ln -s foo bar
>        ~ $ cp -a bar foo
>        Wrong number of arguments: #<subr make-symbolic-link>, 4
>        ~ $ 

Thanks for the clear bug recipe.

This should now be fixed in Emacs 28.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

Message #15 received at 38577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: jao <mail <at> jao.io>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 38577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38577: 27.0.50;
 eshell / make-symbolic-link: cp -a fails on symlinks
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:22:30 +0000

On Fri, Oct 30 2020, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:

> This should now be fixed in Emacs 28.

Just a quick confirmation that it is working for me (with a build from
today's master).  Thanks!

Message #18 received at 38577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: jao <mail <at> jao.io>
Cc: 38577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38577: 27.0.50; eshell / make-symbolic-link: cp -a fails on
 symlinks
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:16:58 +0100

jao <mail <at> jao.io> writes:

> Just a quick confirmation that it is working for me (with a build from
> today's master).  Thanks!

Thanks for checking.

-- 
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