[BusyBox] mkdir in cvs problem?

[Glenn McGrath]

On 21 Sep 2002 14:42:43 -0700
Richard Doyle <rdoyle at islandnetworks.com> wrote:

> Busybox's mkdir seems to provide incorrect error messages.
> Using BusyBox v0.61.pre (2002.09.20-20:53+0000): 
> 
> $ ./mkdir /tmp/foo
> $ ./mkdir /tmp/foo
> $ ./mkdir /tmp/foo/bar/baz
> mkdir: Cannot create directory /tmp/foo/bar/baz: No such file or
> directory
> $ ./mkdir -p /tmp/foo/bar/baz
> mkdir: Cannot create directory : No such file or directory
> 
> In fact, the last command actually works (it creates /tmp/foo/bar/baz);
> the error message appears to be spurious.
> 
> 
> busybox.html says the responses ought to be: 
> 
> $ mkdir /tmp/foo 
> $ mkdir /tmp/foo 
> /tmp/foo: File exists 
> $ mkdir /tmp/foo/bar/baz 
> /tmp/foo/bar/baz: No such file or directory 
> $ mkdir -p /tmp/foo/bar/baz 
> 
> I know the mkdir -p command worked as expected in busybox in cvs this
> past July. 
> 

Ok, fixed in cvs, it behaves the same as gnu mkdir now, it uses the same
syntax as GNU mkdir.


Glenn