[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #8321: Symbolic link is followed when replacing a file!
- From: "Pete" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:23:31 -0000
#8321: Symbolic link is followed when replacing a file!
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Reporter: Pete | Owner: axeld
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Kits/Storage Kit | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: All
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Changes (by Pete):
* owner: korli => axeld
* component: Applications/StyledEdit => Kits/Storage Kit
Comment:
Replying to [comment:6 anevilyak]:
> Replying to [comment:5 Pete]:
> > OK -- glad that you think it not quite right, too. I don't see it as
the application's job to fix it, though. Shouldn't this be the
FilePanel's responsibility? Having the alert give a choice of replacing
either the link itself or the file it references might be the best route.
>
> No, it's the application. All the file panel does is select a file, it's
in no way responsible for the subsequent modifications, and it does in
fact give back a reference to the symbolic link.
I see your point. I'd forgotten that the FilePanel just passes the
requested name for a save. (I'd also forgotten that a BFile does an
automatic traverse if the name is a symlink -- even for a write.)
This makes things awkward. If some apps follow one convention and others
another, the user is going to get very frustrated. And good luck getting
all third-party apps converted!
At least, as Ingo suggests, the alert can be improved, at the expense of
verbosity. Maybe:
{{{
"The symlink "name" already exists in the specified folder.
Saving to it may overwrite the original file linked to.
Do you really want to replace it?"
}}}
(I've changed the Component back to Storage Kit, as this problem is
relevant to most apps, not just StyledEdit.)
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