0001139: "chown" can't process "uname.gname" as before

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0001139

[BusyBox] Standards Compliance

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12-29-06 18:54

01-03-07 12:07

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rockeychu

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0001139: "chown" can't process "uname.gname" as before

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I know it could be deprecated soon after, but for compatible consideration, it can be corrected with following patch:

Index: coreutils/chown.c
===================================================================
--- coreutils/chown.c (revision 17103)
+++ coreutils/chown.c (working copy)
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
        if (!groupName) {
                groupName = strchr(*argv, ':');
        }
+ else groupName[0] = ':'; /* replace '.' with ':' */

        /* First, try parsing "user[:[group]]" */
         if (!groupName) { /* "user" */

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(0001951) vda 01-03-07 12:07	Fixed in rev 17145, thanks!

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
12-29-06 18:54	rockeychu	New Issue
12-29-06 18:54	rockeychu	Status	new => assigned
12-29-06 18:54	rockeychu	Assigned To	=> BusyBox
01-03-07 12:07	vda	Status	assigned => closed
01-03-07 12:07	vda	Note Added: 0001951
01-03-07 12:07	vda	Resolution	open => fixed