[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #8321: Symbolic link is followed when replacing a file!
- From: "bonefish" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:39:18 -0000
#8321: Symbolic link is followed when replacing a file!
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Reporter: Pete | Owner: korli
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Applications/StyledEdit | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: All
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Changes (by bonefish):
* owner: axeld => korli
* version: R1/alpha3 => R1/Development
* component: Kits/Storage Kit => Applications/StyledEdit
Comment:
At the first glance I would say that is StyledEdit's fault. The way it
[http://cgit.haiku-
os.org/haiku/tree/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp#n677 opens the
file] is supposed to traverse symlinks (according to the BeBook).
Theoretically `O_NOTRAVERSE` or `O_NOFOLLOW` could be specified
(undocumented in the BeBook), but that would only make the operation fail,
not replace the symlink. So the entry returned by `BFilePanel` would first
have to be checked explicitly. Even better, the saving procedure should
play it safe and first write to another file and, only if that succeeded,
replace the old one.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/8321#comment:2>
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