mc compare directories (thorough) thinks empty files are different
Bug #181034 reported by
Marius Gedminas
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Commander |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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| mc (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: mc
Command -> Compare directories -> Thorough thinks two empty files with the same name are somehow different.
Steps to reproduce:
mkdir /tmp/1 /tmp/2
touch /tmp/1/empty /tmp/2/empty
echo a > /tmp/1/nonempty
echo a > /tmp/2/nonempty
mc
go to /tmp/1 in one pane and /tmp/2 in another
press ctrl-x d t
Expected result: no files selected
Actual result: the files named 'empty' are selected
Revision history for this message
| Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in mc: | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
Revision history for this message
| Marius Gedminas (mgedmin) wrote | #2 |
Revision history for this message
| Dimitrios Symeonidis (azimout) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in mc (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
| Changed in mc: | |
| status: | Unknown → New |
| Changed in mc: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in mc: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Revision history for this message
| Dimitrios Symeonidis (azimout) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in mc (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
Revision history for this message
| Przemek K. (azrael) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in mc (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10?