DO NOT REPLY [Bug 7618] New: symlinks and --link-dest

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https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7618

           Summary: symlinks and --link-dest
           Product: rsync
           Version: 3.0.7
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: wayned at samba.org
        ReportedBy: the_majkl at seznam.cz
         QAContact: rsync-qa at samba.org


Rsync creates/reports(?) new symlinks instead of using old ones in linked
directory.

## first rsync creates hpuh directory:

[root at zaloha pokus]# rsync  -avz  --exclude-from=hpuh.conf --delete-before
--delete-excluded --numeric-ids -8 --password-file=/etc/rsync.secrets
rsync://backup@hpuh/system hpuh              receiving file list ... done
created directory hpuh
./
home/
home/zumrova/
home/zumrova/.private
home/zumrova/.profile
home/zumrova/.tsm -> /usr/tsm/.tsm
home/zumrova/mu
home/zumrova/.lpuser/
home/zumrova/.lpuser/global.log

sent 319 bytes  received 1008 bytes  2654.00 bytes/sec
total size is 1229  speedup is 0.93

--> ok, as expected

## second transfer for check:

[root at zaloha pokus]# rsync  -avz  --exclude-from=hpuh.conf --delete-before
--delete-excluded --numeric-ids -8 --password-file=/etc/rsync.secrets
rsync://backup@hpuh/system hpuh
receiving file list ... done

sent 228 bytes  received 274 bytes  334.67 bytes/sec
total size is 1229  speedup is 2.45

-> ok, nothing new, symlink .tsm is not reported/created

# let's move the folder and use it as link destination

[root at zaloha pokus]# mv hpuh hpuh1
[root at zaloha pokus]# rsync  -avz  --exclude-from=hpuh.conf --delete-before
--delete-excluded --numeric-ids  -8 --password-file=/etc/rsync.secrets
--link-dest=/root/pokus/hpuh1/ rsync://backup@hpuh/system hpuh
receiving file list ... done
created directory hpuh
home/zumrova/.tsm -> /usr/tsm/.tsm

sent 231 bytes  received 277 bytes  1016.00 bytes/sec
total size is 1229  speedup is 2.42
[root at zaloha pokus]#

-> symbolic link(s) seems to be recreated/reported as new, why? But only when
linking to moved/renamed directory.

##  client (linux):
rsync  version 3.0.7  protocol version 30
Copyright (C) 1996-2009 by Andrew Tridgell, Wayne Davison, and others.
Web site: http://rsync.samba.org/
Capabilities:
    64-bit files, 64-bit inums, 64-bit timestamps, 64-bit long ints,
    socketpairs, hardlinks, symlinks, IPv6, batchfiles, inplace,
    append, ACLs, xattrs, iconv, no symtimes

## server (hpuh 11.23)
rsync  version 3.0.7  protocol version 30
Copyright (C) 1996-2009 by Andrew Tridgell, Wayne Davison, and others.
Web site: http://rsync.samba.org/
Capabilities:
    64-bit files, 32-bit inums, 32-bit timestamps, 64-bit long ints,
    socketpairs, hardlinks, symlinks, no IPv6, batchfiles, inplace,
    append, ACLs, no xattrs, iconv, no symtimes


Thanks, Mike


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