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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-07 16:11:47 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-07 16:11:47 +0000
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Adding upstream version 9.1.upstream/9.1upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Ensure that cp -a --link maintains timestamps if possible
+
+# Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
+print_ver_ cp
+
+# Check that the timestamps of the symlink are copied
+# if we're using hardlink to symlink emulation.
+touch file
+ln -s file link || framework_failure_
+touch -m -h -d 2011-01-01 link ||
+ skip_ "Your system doesn't support updating symlink timestamps"
+case $(stat --format=%y link) in
+ 2011-01-01*) ;;
+ *) skip_ "Your system doesn't support updating symlink timestamps" ;;
+esac
+
+# link.cp is probably a hardlink, but may also be a symlink
+# In either case the timestamp should match the original.
+cp -al link link.cp || fail=1
+case $(stat --format=%y link.cp) in
+ 2011-01-01*) ;;
+ *) fail=1 ;;
+esac
+
+Exit $fail