coreutils/tests/install, branch master

install: allow the combination of --compare and --preserve-timestamps

2026-03-05T02:42:48Z

* NEWS: Mention the improvement. * src/install.c (enum copy_status): New type to let the caller know if the copy was performed or skipped. (copy_file): Return the new type instead of bool. Reduce variable scope. (install_file_in_file): Only strip the file if the copy was performed. Update the timestamps if the copy was skipped. (main): Don't error when --compare and --preserve-timestamps are combined. * tests/install/install-C.sh: Add some test cases.

maint: run 'make update-copyright'

2026-01-01T18:56:16Z

tests: install supports comma-separated mode strings

2025-11-18T03:15:34Z

Identified here: * tests/install/basic-1.sh: Add the check.

tests: install should ignore umask

2025-11-15T23:10:54Z

Identified here: * tests/install/basic-1.sh: Add the check.

install: fix crash with --strip and large $PATH on ppc and sparc

2025-11-07T16:36:08Z

* gnulib: Update to the latest gnulib to pull in the fix (v1.0-2406-g89f63027de) to allocate the $PATH processing memory before the vfork call, which is required on ppc and sparc. * tests/install/basic-1.sh: Ensure posix_spawnp() suports a large $PATH, which needs careful handling with vfork() as detailed in gnulib.

install: with -d, use more accurate diagnostics

2025-07-22T20:15:17Z

* gnulib: Update to latest to get the fix to propagate the appropriate error message. * tests/install/basic-1.sh: Add a test case. * NEWS: Mention the bug fix. Addresses https://bugs.gnu.org/79072

maint: update all copyright year number ranges

2025-01-01T09:33:08Z

Update to latest gnulib with new copyright year. Run "make update-copyright" and then... * gnulib: Update included in this commit as copyright years are the only change from the previous gnulib commit. * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Likewise. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.

install: dereference source symlinks when comparing

2024-08-19T13:47:07Z

* NEWS: Mention the change in behavior. * src/install.c (need_copy): s/lstat/stat/ for the source. * tests/install/install-C.sh: Add test cases (and improve existing test case which wan't valid due to the existing non standard modes on test files). Addresses https://bugs.gnu.org/72707

maint: update all copyright year number ranges

2024-01-01T13:27:23Z

Update to latest gnulib with new copyright year. Run "make update-copyright" and then... * gnulib: Update included in this commit as copyright years are the only change from the previous gnulib commit. * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Manually update copyright year, until we fully sync with gnulib at a later stage. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.

install: support stripping files with a leading hyphen

2023-04-21T18:13:52Z

* src/install.c (strip): Prepend "./" to file names with a leading "-". * tests/install/strip-program.sh: Add a test case. * NEWS: Mention the bug fix. Reported in https://bugs.debian.org/1034429