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Re: gzip receives read error, gives up, unlinks source file
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: gzip receives read error, gives up, unlinks source file |
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28 Mar 2003 14:29:30 -0800 |
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Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/20.3 |
Andrew Brown <address@hidden> writes:
> the attached patch checks that isize (the amount read in) is the same
> as st_size (from the struct stat information), and makes gzip react
> accordingly.
This doesn't sound quite right to me, as the file could have shrunk
during reading.
Which version of gzip were you using? As far as I can see, gzip
1.3.5 always tests for a read error immediately after reading, so
copy_stat shouldn't have to worry about the issue.