bug#1004: [BusyBox] bug#1004: Fix

Erik Andersen andersen at lineo.com
Tue Jul 11 17:39:18 UTC 2000


On Tue Jul 11, 2000 at 07:56:09AM -0700, Matt Kraai wrote:
> Howdy,
> 
> The following patch allows ln -n to function like GNU.  It also fixes a
> typo with my previous patch to add support for ln FILE DIRECTORY.  And
> it removes some code that checks the maximum length of the filenames.  I
> can't figure out why that code is necessary.  Anyone know?
> 
> Matt

Excellent.  That code was added by Karl M. Hegbloom, at about the same time he
reworked cp_mv.c.  I think he was being a bit overzealos about buffer overflow
checking.

 -Erik

--
Erik B. Andersen   email:  andersen at lineo.com
--This message was written using 73% post-consumer electrons--
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 232 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/attachments/20000711/995ad131/attachment.pgp 


More information about the busybox mailing list