[Bug 1807797] Re: Split doesn't check for filetype

2018-12-12 Thread Maliat Manzur
** Patch added: "Patch for split b-chunk unit test" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/coreutils/+bug/1807797/+attachment/5221711/+files/split_b_chunk_test.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1807797] Re: Split doesn't check for filetype

2018-12-12 Thread Maliat Manzur
Hello, Following up on the patch: I had a chance to fix the unit tests as well. I'm attaching the patches to the next four comments. Thanks, Maliat ** Patch added: "Patch for split filter unit test"

[Bug 1807797] Re: Split doesn't check for filetype

2018-12-12 Thread Maliat Manzur
** Patch added: "Patch for split l-chunk unit test" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/coreutils/+bug/1807797/+attachment/5221709/+files/split_l_chunk_test.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1807797] Re: Split doesn't check for filetype

2018-12-12 Thread Maliat Manzur
** Patch added: "Patch for split r-chunk unit test" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/coreutils/+bug/1807797/+attachment/5221710/+files/split_r_chunk_test.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1807797] [NEW] Split doesn't check for filetype

2018-12-10 Thread Maliat Manzur
Public bug reported: Hello! I noticed that Split doesn't check for filetypes before it starts splitting the file. As a result, it's possible to eat up CPU and Disk memory by passing in a character device as input. I wanted to make Split more robust by adding a patch to check for file type. This