Package: mtools
Version: 4.0.4-1
Severity: normal
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Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
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pn floppyd <none> (no description available)
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Hello,
I regularly copy files with names like "IN.DEBIAN-user-german"
to a floppy disk using mcopy, and it used to store these names
as long file names without changing them.
This behaviour has changed since the last update (to version
4.0.4-1, see above). What now happens is the following:
,-----[ Terminal
]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| ~ > ls -al
| insgesamt 264
| drwx------ 2 petra petra 4096 4. Mär 10:02 .
| drwx------ 3 petra petra 4096 1. Mär 08:57 ..
| -rw------- 1 petra petra 70140 4. Mär 10:02 IN.DANTE-EV
| -rw------- 1 petra petra 149475 4. Mär 10:02 IN.DEBIAN-user-german
| -rw------- 1 petra petra 21777 4. Mär 10:02 IN.TEX-D-L
| -rw------- 1 petra petra 1493 4. Mär 09:22 Warte_auf_Antwort
| ~/Mail/00_INBOXES > mcopy -mv IN.DANTE-EV IN.DEBIAN-user-german IN.TEX-D-L
Warte_auf_Antwort a:
| Copying IN.DANTE-EV
| Copying IN.DEBIAN-user-german
| Copying IN.TEX-D-L
| Copying Warte_auf_Antwort
| ~ > mdir
| Volume in drive A has no label
| Directory for A:/
|
| IN DAN 70140 2009-03-04 10:02
| IN DEB 149475 2009-03-04 10:02
| IN TEX 21777 2009-03-04 10:02
| WARTE_AU 1493 2009-03-04 9:22 Warte_auf_Antwort
| 4 files 242 885 bytes
| 1 214 464 bytes free
|
| ~ >
`-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
When mounting the floppy and using a "normal" "ls -l"
I get the following:
,-----[ Terminal ]---------------------------------------------------
| ~ > mount /floppy
| ~ > ls -l /floppy
| insgesamt 238
| -rw-r----- 1 petra petra 1493 4. Mär 09:22 Warte_auf_Antwort
| -rw-r----- 1 petra petra 70140 4. Mär 10:02 in.dan
| -rw-r----- 1 petra petra 149475 4. Mär 10:02 in.deb
| -rw-r----- 1 petra petra 21777 4. Mär 10:02 in.tex
| ~ >
`------------------------------------------------------------------
That is, the long file names are lost and I am unable to restore
them automatically when copying the files to another machine.
However, I am able to change the filenames using a normal "mv" on
the mounted floppy. Umounting the floppy and listing the contents
via "mdir" then gives:
,-----[ Terminal ]--------------------------------------------------
| ~ > mdir
| Volume in drive A has no label
| Directory for A:/
|
| IN~1 TEX 21777 2009-03-04 10:02 IN.TEX-D-L
| WARTE_AU 1493 2009-03-04 9:22 Warte_auf_Antwort
| IN~1 DAN 70140 2009-03-04 10:02 IN.DANTE-EV
| IN~1 DEB 149475 2009-03-04 10:02 IN.DEBIAN-user-german
| 4 files 242 885 bytes
| 1 214 464 bytes free
|
| ~ >
`-----------------------------------------------------------------
So nothing really basic seems to be in the way of a correct
behaviour ...
It would be nice if something could be done to restore the old
functionality.
Thanks in advance!
Petra
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