From c0270058fef75b36f0459edab62b673ea0f7e78e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 22:09:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] *** empty log message *** --- old/fileutils/ChangeLog | 17 ++++++++++++++++- old/fileutils/NEWS | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/old/fileutils/ChangeLog b/old/fileutils/ChangeLog index 179ab0dfa9..fd135ee2f1 100644 --- a/old/fileutils/ChangeLog +++ b/old/fileutils/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,21 @@ 1997-08-31 Jim Meyering + * src/chgrp.c (change_file_group): Call describe_change with a + 3-state argument. + (describe_change): Report whether the operation was successful, + a failure, or that the request was a no-op. + Before, running `chgrp --verb bin /' as non-root reported + group of / changed to bin + chgrp: you are not a member of group `bin': Not owner + + * src/chown.c (change_file_owner): Call describe_change with a + 3-state argument. + (describe_change): Report whether the operation was successful, + a failure, or that the request was a no-op. + Before, running `chown --verb bin /' as non-root reported + owner of / changed to bin + chown: /: Not owner + * configure.in (jm_FUNC_LSTAT): Use it. * acconfig.h (lstat): Add #undef. @@ -55,7 +71,6 @@ mode of / changed to 0355 (-wxr-xr-x) chmod: /: Not owner Reported by Philippe Schnoebelen - FIXME: do the same for chgrp and chown 1997-07-28 Jim Meyering diff --git a/old/fileutils/NEWS b/old/fileutils/NEWS index b48c8e4119..4e4ee0ea71 100644 --- a/old/fileutils/NEWS +++ b/old/fileutils/NEWS @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ Changes in release 3.17: [3.16a] +* chgrp, chmod, and chown no longer give contradictory output when --verbose + is used and an operation fails * install accepts new option, --preserver-timestamps * du --megabytes --total now shows total in megabytes * touch -d DATE now works on Unicos -- 2.47.3