777120 – sys-apps/portage: newins error message could be better if new filename argument contains a slash

Bug 777120 - sys-apps/portage: newins error message could be better if new filename argument contains a slash

Summary: sys-apps/portage: newins error message could be better if new filename argume...

Status:	CONFIRMED

Alias:	None

Product:	Portage Development
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Core - Ebuild Support (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Portage team

URL:
Whiteboard:
Keywords:

Depends on:
Blocks:

Reported:	2021-03-19 01:48 UTC by Zac Medico
Modified:	2021-04-15 11:24 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

See Also:
Package list:
Runtime testing required:	---

Attachments
Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.)

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.

Description Zac Medico gentoo-dev

2021-03-19 01:48:52 UTC

If the newins new filename argment contains a slash then it leads to confusing error messages like this:

> cp: cannot create regular file '/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.32-r7/temp/.newins_tmp_Td4Rnd/foo/bar': No such file or directory