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--- Begin Message ---Package: grep Version: 2.5.1.ds1-4 Severity: normal I also tested this with the binary from Version 2.5.1.ds2-5 (i386) and got the same results. both binaries give the same --version output: $ grep --version grep (GNU grep) 2.5.1 Copyright 1988, 1992-1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. $ Per the documentation (--help, info, man pages) -D skip or --devices=skip should cause FIFOs to be skipped. In testing, however, FIFOs are not skipped. The program and the documentation should be consistent (either correct the program to match the documentation, or vice versa). example demonstration of bug: -D, --devices=ACTION how to handle devices, FIFOs and sockets ACTION is 'read' or 'skip' $ mknod p p && ls -lond p prw------- 1 1003 0 Sep 14 13:42 p $ >out grep -D skip RE p & echo REmatch>>p; wait; cat out [2] 22002 [2]- Done grep -D skip RE p >out REmatch $ I did also test character special device - without options the device is not skipped, and with -D skip the character special device is skipped, so the bug is apparently limited to only certain device type(s) (e.g. FIFOs). In the latest upstream source (e.g.: http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/grep/src/grep.c?rev=1.121&root=grep&view=markup ) it would appear the source at least intends to behave consistent with the documentation: #ifndef DJGPP if (devices == SKIP_DEVICES && (S_ISCHR(stats->stat.st_mode) || S_ISBLK(stats->stat.st_mode) || S_ISSOCK(stats->stat.st_mode) || S_ISFIFO(stats->stat.st_mode))) #else if (devices == SKIP_DEVICES && (S_ISCHR(stats->stat.st_mode) || S_ISBLK(stats->stat.st_mode))) #endif I haven't checked to see precisely where the bug creeps in between the (most current) upstream source's apparent intent, and bug apparently being present in most current Debian (at least in unstable and testing binaries, and stable binary). references: news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/grep/ http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?which=pkg&data=grep&archive=no&version=&dist=unstable -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.29 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages grep depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22sarge4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an -- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---Source: grep Source-Version: 2.5.1.ds2-6 We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of grep, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive: grep_2.5.1.ds2-6.diff.gz to pool/main/g/grep/grep_2.5.1.ds2-6.diff.gz grep_2.5.1.ds2-6.dsc to pool/main/g/grep/grep_2.5.1.ds2-6.dsc grep_2.5.1.ds2-6_i386.deb to pool/main/g/grep/grep_2.5.1.ds2-6_i386.deb A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is attached. Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you have further comments please address them to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Santiago Ruano Rincón <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (supplier of updated grep package) (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED]) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:41:50 -0500 Source: grep Binary: grep Architecture: source i386 Version: 2.5.1.ds2-6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Changed-By: Santiago Ruano Rincón <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: grep - GNU grep, egrep and fgrep Closes: 198846 248733 Changes: grep (2.5.1.ds2-6) unstable; urgency=low . * Added watch file. (Closes: #248733) * grep didn't work with FIFOs, thanks to Bastian Kleineidam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Closes: #198846) Files: db2fc9ef649862cccc2c483b0bf01de3 656 utils required grep_2.5.1.ds2-6.dsc 17530b3aec77ed9958ed96f96e0b35a4 22414 utils required grep_2.5.1.ds2-6.diff.gz f5ff5a298d5b825aceaa02cc29c2bd5b 146100 utils required grep_2.5.1.ds2-6_i386.deb -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFKzT1QUuEI2/szeARAnsSAJ9vVn8Y/pXRMe61WAWGinIWho7C1ACfXNCI OwBjyaxp3ySG+TeFPfh8kAQ= =aARL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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