[bugs #11148] find does not report symlink loop when trying to follow symlinks

[Geoff Clare]

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[bugs #11148] Full Item Snapshot:

URL: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=11148>
Project: findutils
Submitted by: Geoff Clare
On: Sat 11/27/2004 at 11:41

Category:  find
Severity:  5 - Average
Item Group:  None
Resolution:  None
Privacy:  Public
Assigned to:  None
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Status:  Open
Release:  4.2.8
Fixed Release:  None


Summary:  find does not report symlink loop when trying to follow symlinks

Original Submission:  In the following situation, find should report an error:

ln -s a b
ln -s b a
find -L a -print

Likewise for -H.  Instead, find is doing an lstat() when the stat() fails (with 
ELOOP).

The optionl_stat() and optionh_stat() functions need to distinguish been 
different stat() errors, and only do the lstat() when appropriate. They should 
do the lstat() if stat() failed with ENOENT.  It may be appropriate for some 
other errors as well (e.g. ENOTDIR), but definitely not for ELOOP.











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