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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:12:55 -0500
From: Tony Clayton <apc AT e-smith DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com, bug-fileutils AT gnu DOT org
Subject: cygwin 1.5.3: "/bin/mv dir dir" results in recursive-loop copy
Message-ID: <20031112161255.GS5171@e-smith.com>
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Please note:  I'm cross-posting to both cygwin and fileutils lists.  Sorry
for any inconvenience.

I had a directory containing some source files.  I wanted to create a
subdirectory "src", and put the files in there.  Being lazy, I just did:
    mkdir src
    mv * src

I do this sort of thing often on various linux platforms without a problem
- the files will get moved, and an error will be displayed about the source
  file:

-apc·sme60build[~/tmp/mvtest]$ touch blah blah2
-apc·sme60build[~/tmp/mvtest]$ ls
blah  blah2
-apc·sme60build[~/tmp/mvtest]$ mkdir src
-apc·sme60build[~/tmp/mvtest]$ mv * src
mv: cannot move `src' to a subdirectory of itself, `src/src'
-apc·sme60build[~/tmp/mvtest]$ echo $?
1
-apc·sme60build[~/tmp/mvtest]$ find
.
./src
./src/blah
./src/blah2


in cygwin 1.5.3, I got the following error after a moment:
    mv: cannot create directory `src/src/src/src/src/src/src [...] /src':
    Invalid argument

I think it is the MAX_PATH=256 limitation that finally brings this to a
halt.  Each of the subdirectories contains all the source files and a src
directory.  

Running "mv --version shows: 
    mv (fileutils) 4.1
    ...
I've attached a cygcheck.out file for more details.

I'm not on the cygwin list, so I'm probably not going to follow this
thread. I just thought I'd report this in case it is still an outstanding
but that needs fixing.

cheers,

Tony


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Cygwin Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics
Current System Time: Wed Nov 12 10:11:51 2003

Windows 2000 Professional Ver 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 4

Path:	C:\cygwin\usr\local\bin
	C:\cygwin\bin
	C:\cygwin\bin
	C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin
	c:\Perl\bin\
	c:\WINNT\system32
	c:\WINNT
	c:\WINNT\System32\Wbem
	c:\Program Files\Rational\ClearCase\bin
	c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools\WinNT
	c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin
	c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools
	c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\bin
	c:\j2sdk1.4.2_01\bin

Output from C:\cygwin\bin\id.exe (nontsec)
UID: 18598(claytont) GID: 10513(mkgroup-l-d)
10513(mkgroup-l-d)

Output from C:\cygwin\bin\id.exe (ntsec)
UID: 18598(claytont) GID: 10513(mkgroup-l-d)
544(Administrators)  545(Users)           
10513(mkgroup-l-d)

SysDir: C:\WINNT\system32
WinDir: C:\WINNT

HOME = `m:\'
MAKE_MODE = `unix'
PWD = `/cygdrive/h/win32/configdb/src'
USER = `claytont'

ALLUSERSPROFILE = `C:\Documents and Settings\All Users'
APPDATA = `C:\Documents and Settings\claytont\Application Data'
CLEARCASE_PRIMARY_GROUP = `ccusers'
COMMONPROGRAMFILES = `C:\Program Files\Common Files'
COMPUTERNAME = `APC-WIN2K'
COMSPEC = `C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe'
CVS_RSH = `/bin/ssh'
HOMEDRIVE = `M:'
HOMEPATH = `\'
HOMESHARE = `\\ottntd09\claytont$'
HOSTNAME = `apc-win2k'
INCLUDE = `C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\atl\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\mfc\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\include'
INFOPATH = `/usr/local/info:/usr/info:/usr/share/info:/usr/autotool/devel/info:/usr/autotool/stable/info:'
LIB = `C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\mfc\lib;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\lib'
LOGONSERVER = `\\NANT01'
MANPATH = `/usr/local/man:/usr/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/autotool/devel/man::/usr/ssl/man'
MSDEVDIR = `C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98'
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS = `1'
OLDPWD = `/cygdrive/h/win32/configdb/src/src'
OS2LIBPATH = `C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;'
OS = `Windows_NT'
PATHEXT = `.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH'
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = `x86'
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = `x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 7, GenuineIntel'
PROCESSOR_LEVEL = `15'
PROCESSOR_REVISION = `0207'
PROGRAMFILES = `C:\Program Files'
PROMPT = `$P$G'
PS1 = `\[\033]0;\w\007
\033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\]
$ '
SHLVL = `1'
SYSTEMDRIVE = `C:'
SYSTEMROOT = `C:\WINNT'
TEMP = `c:\DOCUME~1\claytont\LOCALS~1\Temp'
TERM = `cygwin'
TMP = `c:\DOCUME~1\claytont\LOCALS~1\Temp'
USERDOMAIN = `MITEL-NA'
USERNAME = `claytont'
USERPROFILE = `C:\Documents and Settings\claytont'
WINDIR = `C:\WINNT'
_ = `/usr/bin/cygcheck.exe'

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
  (default) = `/cygdrive'
  cygdrive flags = 0x00000022
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/
  (default) = `C:\cygwin'
  flags = 0x0000000a
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/bin
  (default) = `C:\cygwin/bin'
  flags = 0x0000000a
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/lib
  (default) = `C:\cygwin/lib'
  flags = 0x0000000a
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options

a:  fd           N/A    N/A                    
c:  hd  NTFS    3992Mb  92% CP CS UN PA FC     
d:  cd           N/A    N/A                    
h:  net NTFS   40958Mb  56% CP CS    PA        apc
j:  net MVFS    1000Mb  50% CP CS              CCase
m:  net NTFS   138860Mb  16% CP CS UN PA FC     Ottntd09
r:  net NTFS   381868Mb  67% CP CS UN PA FC     OTTNTD01
s:  net NTFS   381868Mb  67% CP CS UN PA FC     OTTNTD01

C:\cygwin      /          system  binmode
C:\cygwin/bin  /usr/bin   system  binmode
C:\cygwin/lib  /usr/lib   system  binmode
.              /cygdrive  system  binmode,cygdrive

Found: C:\cygwin\bin\awk.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cp.exe
Not Found: cpp (good!)
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\find.exe
Not Found: gcc
Not Found: gdb
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\grep.exe
Not Found: ld
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe
Not Found: make
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\mv.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\rm.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\sed.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\tar.exe

   61k 2003/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygbz2-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygbz2-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/9 2:35
  849k 2003/08/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cygcrypto-0.9.7.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygcrypto-0.9.7.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/11 4:58
  645k 2003/04/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cygcrypto.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygcrypto.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/4/11 6:37
  380k 2002/07/24 C:\cygwin\bin\cygdb-3.1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygdb-3.1.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/7/24 12:24
  487k 2002/07/24 C:\cygwin\bin\cygdb_cxx-3.1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygdb_cxx-3.1.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/7/24 12:25
   45k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygform5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 1:28
   35k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygform6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 1:03
   48k 2003/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform7.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygform7.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/9 5:25
   28k 2003/07/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm-3.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cyggdbm-3.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/7/20 3:58
   30k 2003/08/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm-4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cyggdbm-4.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/10 22:12
   19k 2003/03/22 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cyggdbm.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/19 22:05
   15k 2003/07/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm_compat-3.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cyggdbm_compat-3.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/7/20 4:00
   15k 2003/08/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm_compat-4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cyggdbm_compat-4.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/10 22:13
   69k 2003/08/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggettextlib-0-12-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cyggettextlib-0-12-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/10 18:10
   12k 2003/08/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggettextpo-0.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cyggettextpo-0.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/10 18:11
  134k 2003/08/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggettextsrc-0-12-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cyggettextsrc-0-12-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/10 18:10
   17k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cyghistory4.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/1/6 23:34
   29k 2003/08/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cyghistory5.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/10 19:16
  958k 2003/08/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygiconv-2.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygiconv-2.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/10 16:57
   22k 2001/12/13 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygintl-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/12/13 4:28
   37k 2003/08/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-2.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygintl-2.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/10 17:50
   26k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygmenu5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 1:27
   20k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygmenu6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 1:03
   29k 2003/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu7.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygmenu7.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/9 5:25
  156k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygncurses++5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 1:29
  175k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygncurses++6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 1:03
  226k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygncurses5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 1:17
  202k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygncurses6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 1:03
  224k 2003/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses7.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygncurses7.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/9 5:24
   15k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygpanel5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 1:27
   12k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygpanel6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 1:03
   19k 2003/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel7.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygpanel7.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/9 5:24
   67k 2003/08/22 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcre-0.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygpcre-0.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/22 6:41
   63k 2003/04/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcre.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygpcre.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/4/11 4:31
   15k 2003/08/22 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcreposix-0.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygpcreposix-0.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/22 6:41
   61k 2003/04/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcreposix.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygpcreposix.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/4/11 4:31
 1100k 2003/08/29 C:\cygwin\bin\cygperl5_8_0.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygperl5_8_0.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/29 6:20
   22k 2002/06/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpopt-0.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygpopt-0.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/6/9 1:45
  108k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygreadline4.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/1/6 23:34
  148k 2003/08/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygreadline5.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/10 19:16
  176k 2003/08/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cygssl-0.9.7.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygssl-0.9.7.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/11 4:58
  165k 2003/04/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cygssl.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygssl.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/4/11 6:37
   60k 2003/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygz.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygz.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/8/9 2:28
  945k 2003/09/01 C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygwin1.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/9/1 13:15
    Cygwin DLL version info:
        DLL version: 1.5.3
        DLL epoch: 19
        DLL bad signal mask: 19005
        DLL old termios: 5
        DLL malloc env: 28
        API major: 0
        API minor: 90
        Shared data: 3
        DLL identifier: cygwin1
        Mount registry: 2
        Cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions
        Cygwin registry name: Cygwin
        Program options name: Program Options
        Cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2
        Cygdrive flags: cygdrive flags
        Cygdrive prefix: cygdrive prefix
        Cygdrive default prefix: 
        Build date: Mon Sep 1 13:15:28 EDT 2003
        Shared id: cygwin1S3


Cygwin Package Information
Last downloaded files to: C:\Documents and Settings\claytont\Desktop\cygwin setup
Last downloaded files from: ftp://ftp.sunsite.utk.edu/pub/cygwin

Package              Version            
_update-info-dir     00211-1            
ash                  20020731-3         
base-files           2.5-1              
base-passwd          1.1-1              
bash                 2.05b-13           
bzip2                1.0.2-5            
cpio                 2.5-3              
crypt                1.0-2              
cvs                  1.11.6-3           
cygutils             1.2.1-2            
cygwin               1.5.3-1            
diffutils            2.8.4-1            
fileutils            4.1-2              
findutils            4.1.7-4            
gawk                 3.1.3-3            
gdbm                 1.8.3-7            
grep                 2.5-1              
groff                1.18.1-2           
gzip                 1.3.3-4            
indent               2.2.8-1            
less                 381-1              
libbz2_1             1.0.2-5            
libdb3.1             3.1.17-2           
libgdbm              1.8.0-5            
libgdbm-devel        1.8.3-7            
libgdbm3             1.8.3-3            
libgdbm4             1.8.3-7            
libgettextpo0        0.12.1-3           
libiconv2            1.9.1-3            
libintl1             0.10.40-1          
libintl2             0.12.1-3           
libncurses5          5.2-1              
libncurses6          5.2-8              
libncurses7          5.3-4              
libpcre              4.1-1              
libpcre0             4.4-1              
libpopt0             1.6.4-4            
libreadline4         4.1-2              
libreadline5         4.3-5              
login                1.9-7              
man                  1.5j-2             
mktemp               1.5-3              
ncftp                3.1.4-1            
ncurses              5.3-4              
openssh              3.6.1p2-2          
openssl              0.9.7b-3           
openssl096           0.9.6j-1           
perl                 5.8.0-5            
rcs                  5.7-3              
readline             4.3-5              
rsync                2.5.6-2            
sed                  4.0.7-3            
sh-utils             2.0.15-4           
stunnel              4.04-3             
tar                  1.13.25-3          
termcap              20021106-2         
terminfo             5.3_20030726-1     
texinfo              4.2-4              
textutils            2.0.21-1           
vim                  6.2-3              
wget                 1.8.2-2            
which                1.5-2              
zlib                 1.1.4-4            
Use -h to see help about each section


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