I am not arguing about the behaviour, which is correct and apparently hasn't changed. I'm complaining about the unannounced change in message from "is uptodate" to "is newer".
Three problems: 1. The message "is newer" is an unannounced change from all previous versions of rsync that say "is uptodate". My scripts that look for "is newer" are all broken, because now every file is flagged as newer, even when the file is not newer. 2. I expect that a name flagged as "is newer" will be transferred when I remove the --update option, and that does not happen because the file is *NOT* newer; the message is wrong and no transfer happens. 3. The message changes with and without the --update option. If rsync says "is uptodate" without the --update option, why does that change to "is newer" when you add the option? Either the file is newer *OR* it is uptodate; it can't be both. Adding the --update option should not change "is uptodate" to "is newer". It is not newer; don't say it is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to rsync in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1965076 Title: rsync --update incorrectly reports file "is newer" than itself Status in rsync package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: rsync 3.2.3 has a broken "--update" option. See the examples below. The "--update" option incorrectly makes rsync say a file is newer than itself. Remove the "--update" option, and rsync correctly says the file is "uptodate". The right output should of course be "is uptodate" in all cases. This bug also shows up between machines if the source rsync is 3.1.3 and the destination is 3.2.3. The bug does not show up if the source rsync is 3.2.3 and the destination is 3.1.3. $ touch foo $ rsync -avv --update foo . delta-transmission disabled for local transfer or --whole-file foo is newer <=== THIS IS NOT CORRECT - A file can't be newer than itself. total: matches=0 hash_hits=0 false_alarms=0 data=0 sent 38 bytes received 96 bytes 268.00 bytes/sec total size is 0 speedup is 0.00 $ rsync -avv foo . delta-transmission disabled for local transfer or --whole-file foo is uptodate <=== THIS IS CORRECT total: matches=0 hash_hits=0 false_alarms=0 data=0 sent 41 bytes received 106 bytes 294.00 bytes/sec total size is 0 speedup is 0.00 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10 Package: rsync 3.2.3-4ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-35.40-generic 5.13.19 Uname: Linux 5.13.0-35-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Mar 15 22:47:44 2022 InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-16 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012) SourcePackage: rsync UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/+bug/1965076/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
