(set_author): Preserve the st_author field via the

file descriptor dest_desc.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e6a43de..f3ce490 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+2006-07-29  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+       * src/copy.c (set_author): Preserve the st_author field via the
+       file descriptor dest_desc.
+
 2006-07-28  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
        * NEWS: chmod now preserves setuid and setgid bits on directories
        if you use a numeric mode with them clear, e.g., "chmod 755 DIR".
+
        Fix test case problems if working directory is setgid,
        reported by Bob Proulx.
        * tests/cp/fail-perm: Use symbolic mode so that we clear

diff --git a/src/copy.c b/src/copy.c
index ac54e48..3bd29e2 100644 (file)
--- a/src/copy.c
+++ b/src/copy.c
@@ -213,10 +213,11 @@ set_owner (const struct cp_options *x, char const *dst_name, int dest_desc,
 static void
 set_author (const char *dst_name, int dest_desc, const struct stat *src_sb)
 {
-  /* FIXME: Preserve the st_author field via the file descriptor dest_desc.  */
 #if HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_AUTHOR
   /* Preserve the st_author field.  */
-  file_t file = file_name_lookup (dst_name, 0, 0);
+  file_t file = (dest_desc < 0
+                ? file_name_lookup (dst_name, 0, 0)
+                : getdport (dest_desc));
   if (file == MACH_PORT_NULL)
     error (0, errno, _("failed to lookup file %s"), quote (dst_name));
   else