Hi Jeremy, On Wed, 28 Jun 2023, Jeremy Drake wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jun 2023, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > > In 4b8222983f (Cygwin: fix errno values set by readlinkat, 2023-04-18) > > the code of `readlinkat()` was adjusted to align the `errno` with Linux' > > behavior. > > > > I noticed this issue when one of my workflows failed consistently > > while trying to untar an archive containing a symbolic link and > > claiming this: > > > > Cannot change mode to rwxr-xr-x: Not a directory > > > > I wonder if this is related to the issue from the thread > https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2023-May/253738.html (sounds like it). For reference, this is the link I am looking at (because it has superior thread navigation): https://inbox.sourceware.org/cygwin/CAJQQdJjUarc1hkZCVX-GWD=Cq7XF4bnWE+ArzLxrUqWWpC7=r...@mail.gmail.com/T/#t And yes, it looks like it's that very same issue. > If so, tar was > rebuilt to pick up the new behavior in 3.4.7 (presumably via configure > checks), it may need another rebuild to pick up the fixed behavior after > this fix. Likely? But then, the patch in question should not _break_ the re-built `tar`. Or does it? Ciao, Johannes
