18423 2003-03-29 08:06 0000 run-parts $dir gives error if $dir contains .keep file 2003-04-03 19:21:54 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Linux Ebuilds unspecified All All RESOLVED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 j+gentoo@salmi.ch seemant@gentoo.org j+gentoo@salmi.ch 2003-03-29 08:06:51 0000 if running run-parts from sys-apps/debianutils for a dir containing a .keep file, run-parts gives an error msg like 'component $dir/.keep is not an executable plain file'. sys-apps/anacron for instance runs run-parts for the directories /etc/cron.{daily,weekly,monthly}, which contain .keep files. this results in error messages mailed to root. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: $ run-parts --test /etc/cron.weekly Actual Results: run-parts: component /etc/cron.weekly/.keep is not an executable plain file Expected Results: IMHO no error message for .keep files should be printed. solution #1: run-parts could be patched to ignore .keep files (i'll submit a patch) solution #2: .keep files in /etc/cron.{daily,weekly,monthly} could be renamed to .keep.disabled (run-parts ignores files matching *.disabled by default). for this to happen, sys-apps/baselayout and sys-apps/cronbase and possibly ebuild.sh would have to be patched. j+gentoo@salmi.ch 2003-03-29 08:07:48 0000 Created an attachment (id=9985) patches run-parts to ignore .keep files j+gentoo@salmi.ch 2003-03-29 08:10:52 0000 solution #3: .keep files could be chmod()ed to 0755... seemant@gentoo.org 2003-04-01 02:52:09 0000 they're not executable, so I rather prefer the patch method. seemant@gentoo.org 2003-04-03 19:21:54 0000 fixed in -r1. thanks for that. 9985 2003-03-29 08:07 0000 patches run-parts to ignore .keep files run-parts.c.patch text/plain LS0tIHJ1bi1wYXJ0cy5jCTIwMDMtMDMtMjkgMTM6MTM6NTkuMDAwMDAwMDAwICswMTAwCisrKyBy dW4tcGFydHNfa2VlcC5jCTIwMDMtMDMtMjkgMTM6MTA6MzYuMDAwMDAwMDAwICswMTAwCkBAIC0x MjAsNyArMTIwLDggQEAKICAgICAgICAgICAgICFmbm1hdGNoKCIqfiIsIGMsIDApIHx8CiAgICAg ICAgICAgICAhZm5tYXRjaCgiKi5wcmVfZmNvcHkiLCBjLCAwKSB8fAogICAgICAgICAgICAgIWZu bWF0Y2goIioubm90c2xvY2F0ZSIsIGMsIDApIHx8Ci0gICAgICAgICAgICAhZm5tYXRjaCgiKi5k aXNhYmxlZCIsIGMsIDApICk7CisgICAgICAgICAgICAhZm5tYXRjaCgiKi5kaXNhYmxlZCIsIGMs IDApIHx8CisgICAgICAgICAgICAhZm5tYXRjaCgiLmtlZXAiLCBjLCAwKSApOwogfQogCiAK