Re: PROBLEM: mkdir on ext3 creates regular file instead of

[Martin Schlemmer]

On Mon, 2003-04-14 at 13:23, Ken Moffat wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Apr 2003, Russell Nash wrote:
> 
> > [1.] One line summary of the problem:
> > 
> > when using 'mkdir' to create a directory on an ext3 filesystem, a 
> > regular file is created instead of the directory.
> > 
> 
> > 
> > Linux version 2.4.20-gentoo-r1 (root@voyager) (gcc version 3.2.2) #2 Sat 
> > Apr 5 20:58:27 EST 2003
> > 
> 
> > 
> > [6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the
> >       problem (if possible)
> > 
> > cd
> > rm -rf .variable
> > mkdir .variable
> > cd .variable
> > 
> 
>  Russell, mkdir is working fine here (assorted linuxfromscratch
> boxen), with what look to be similar versions of the main software.  The
> command appears to be part of fileutils (or coreutils), maybe you'll do
> better asking on the gentoo lists.
> 

Works fine here on my 1.2 (gcc-2.95.3) and 1.4 (gcc-3.2.2).

1.2 box: 2.4.20-win4lin-r1

1.4 box:  2.4.19-gentoo-r9
          2.4.20 vanilla
          2.5.67-bk3

Regards,

-- 
Martin Schlemmer
Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team
Cape Town, South Africa