Mail Archives: cygwin/2007/03/09/09:57:45
> Again, until I can fix it (or more hopefully, until the
> upstream maintainer can properly fix -execdir), the workaround is to use
> oldfind, or wait for me to release a new findutils package.
Oh no problem with waiting, really. The workaround is sufficient for my use.
> > [trying with trivial exemple on linux]
> > OK it seems to work here.
>
> Because a stock findutils on linux does not have my patch that attempts to
> work around the -execdir bug.
OK, that explains it...
> > So I swapped the -depth with a -prune placed just before or after
> > the -exec and it does not work.
>
> Won't matter. -depth is global (ie, no matter where it appears in your
> expression, it takes affect as though it had appeared first).
Yes, I know that for -depth, but I thought -prune effect was position
dependent...
> > Oh well maybe I didn't RTFM hard enough...
>
> Unfortunately, it's not in the manual. And you DID read hard enough, as
> evidenced by the fact that you found posts mentioning that oldfind works
> in this situation when find does not.
OK, I won't flagellate myself any more then... ;-)
Thank you for your work / answers, I'll wait for an updated package. If you
want me to test something, just ask.
--
Vincent Legoll
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