[PING][PATCH] binutils: Avoid renaming over existing files

[Siddhesh Poyarekar]

On 2/19/21 1:14 PM, Matthias Klose wrote:
> On 2/19/21 3:37 AM, Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
>> On 2/19/21 12:50 AM, Nick Clifton wrote:
>>> Hi Siddhesh,
>>>
>>> Sorry for the long delay in looking at this patch.
>>>
>>>>> binutils/
>>>>>
>>>>>      * ar.c (write_archive): Remove TARGET_STAT.  Adjust call to
>>>>>      SMART_RENAME.
>>>>>      * arsup.c (ar_save): Likewise.
>>>>>      * objcopy (strip_main): Don't copy TMPFD.  Don't set times on
>>>>>      temporary file and adjust call to SMART_RENAME.
>>>>>      (copy_main): Likewise.
>>>>>      * rename.c [!S_ISLNK]: Remove definitions.
>>>>>      (try_preserve_permissions): Remove function.
>>>>>      (smart_rename): Remove FD, PRESERVE_DATES arguments.  Use
>>>>>      rename system call only if TO does not exist.
>>>>>      * bucomm.h (smart_rename): Adjust declaration.
>>>>> ---
>>>
>>> Approved - please apply.
>>
>> Thanks, pushed.
>>
>> Siddhesh
> 
> what's the plan for the 2.36 branch?

I don't know.  Nick, Alan, should this be backported to 2.36?

Siddhesh