Le Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 03:06:38PM +0200, Martin Mares a écrit : > > When I run `see' on a file, I get `Error: no read permission for file "XXX"', > although the file is perfectly readable. > > This happens for example when the file in question is located in a directory > mounted by sshfs. Permissions reported by stat(2) on such files usually follow > the remote server, which does not necessarily make any sense when interpreted > locally. > > But this is exactly what `see' does: it stats the filesystem permissions and > and dies when it guesses that the file looks unreadable. This can fail under > lots of circumstances: not only sshfs, but also permissions granted by an ACL. > > I recommended removing the check altogether or at least replacing it by > trying to open the file.
Dear Martin, I think that you made a good point, and concomittantly, the perl documentation for the "-X" functions (http://perldoc.perl.org/functions/-X.html) adds: "Note that the use of these six specific operators to verify if some operation is possible is usually a mistake, because it may be open to race conditions." That would call for replacing the checks by error handlings, unless the "stat" functions would perform better ? Do you think you could prepare a patch ? Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
