Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:28:46 +0100
From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com>
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Subject: Re: Updated [experimental]: coreutils-8.4-1
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On Mar 19 10:01, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 03/19/2010 06:56 AM, Nellis, Kenneth wrote:
> > ... it's not clear to me what the correct results are,
> > so I wouldn't know whether I'm looking at a bug or not.
> > As I indicated in this other thread, there appears to
> > be little explanation as to how it should work, so 
> > how can we judge if it is working correctly?
> 
> That's the whole point of the experimental release - user feedback, on
> whether the current behavior matches your particular needs, and if not,
> what you think would be better behavior.  It works correctly, for at
> least your definition of correct, if it doesn't cause you any grief in
> your normal usage patterns.

My tests with mv from 8.4-2 show the results I expect according to our
discussion on the developer's list.


Thanks,
Corinna


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