#47556: coreutils @8.23_1 Calling gcp -al fails on symbolic links --------------------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: thomas.baigneres@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.3 Keywords: | Port: coreutils --------------------------------+-------------------------------- OS X 10.10.3 Xcode Version 6.3.1 (6D1002) Consider the following directory hierarchy: {{{ $ ls -lR total 0 drwxr-xr-x 4 tbaigner group 136 Apr 24 13:51 source ./source: total 16 -rw-r--r-- 1 tbaigner group 0 Apr 24 13:50 file.txt lrwxr-xr-x 1 tbaigner group 8 Apr 24 13:51 symbolic-link-to-file -> file.txt }}} Trying to copy the `source` directory with the options -a (archive) and -l (hard link files instead of copying) fails when using the @8.23_1 version of coreutils: {{{ $ gcp -al source destination gcp: cannot create hard link 'destination/symbolic-link-to-file' to 'source/symbolic-link-to-file': Operation not supported }}} Trying to do the same with the @8.22_0 version of coreutils works as expected : {{{ $ sudo port activate coreutils @8.22_0 $ gcp -al source destination $ ls -lR total 0 drwxr-xr-x 4 user group 136 Apr 24 13:51 destination drwxr-xr-x 4 user group 136 Apr 24 13:51 source ./destination: total 16 -rw-r--r-- 2 user group 0 Apr 24 13:50 file.txt lrwxr-xr-x 1 user group 8 Apr 24 13:51 symbolic-link-to-file -> file.txt ./source: total 16 -rw-r--r-- 2 user group 0 Apr 24 13:50 file.txt lrwxr-xr-x 1 user group 8 Apr 24 13:51 symbolic-link-to-file -> file.txt }}} Searching the internet suggests that the culprit might be the `linkat()` function, which exists but does not work as expected by coreutils. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/47556> MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X