[NILFS users] mkcp does not follow symbolic links

[Ryusuke Konishi]

Hi,

On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 11:16:01 +0200, "Peter Smith" wrote:
> Hi
> 
> It seems that mkcp does not follow symbolic links
> 
> The command
> mkcp -s /dev/disk/by-id/usb-ST325031_5RY1_888888888888-0:0-part3
> gives this message:
> mkcp: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-ST325031_5RY1_888888888888-0:0-part3: cannot open
> NILFS
> 
> I use the 'disk/by-id' path because it is stable, despite
> removing/installing other drives
> 
> I solve the problem in my code by converting the symbolic link to a real
> path such as /dev/sde3
> and then mkcp works as expected.
> 
> I mention this because it is a potential trap for the unwary.
> 
> My environment is Suse Linux 10.3

Thanks for reporting this issue.

This comes from the nilfs2-utils stab library.
Hence, other tools including lscp, chcp, or lssu have the same problem.

I'll put it in our bugtrack list.

With regards,
Ryusuke Konishi