Debian Bug report logs - #821750
option to follow symlinks

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@debian.org>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: option to follow symlinks

Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:25:38 -0400

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Package: ncdu
Version: 1.10-1
Severity: wishlist

I understand why ncdu doesn't count symlinks by default, but in some
cases, it would be very useful to do so. My use case is specifically
about git-annex repositories, which make heavy use of symlinks.

There is a patch in the upstream bugtracker, but the thread has been
inactive for a few years now:

https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu/bug/16
https://p.blicky.net/j3py5

A copy of the patch is attached.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.4
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'proposed-updates'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.2.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages ncdu depends on:
ii  libc6         2.19-18+deb8u4
ii  libncursesw5  5.9+20140913-1+b1
ii  libtinfo5     5.9+20140913-1+b1

ncdu recommends no packages.

ncdu suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information

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Message #10 received at 821750@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" <jackyf@debian.org>

To: Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@debian.org>

Cc: 821750@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#821750: option to follow symlinks

Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2016 11:38:55 +0200

Hello,

Sorry for the late response.

On 19.04.2016 02:25, Antoine Beaupré wrote:
> I understand why ncdu doesn't count symlinks by default, but in some
> cases, it would be very useful to do so. My use case is specifically
> about git-annex repositories, which make heavy use of symlinks.
> 
> There is a patch in the upstream bugtracker, but the thread has been
> inactive for a few years now:
> 
> https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu/bug/16
> https://p.blicky.net/j3py5

I understand the use case, but I share Yoran's reasons not to include this patch in its current form.

The best case would of course be to convince upstream to write/include one or another proper symlink support.

If we as Debian want to diverge from upstream, the patch should, at least, not introduce obvious bugs (counting
symlinked stuff more than once) and security problems (recursive symlinks). That means, as upstream outlined, dev/inode
table. If someone implements and tests that, I'd be willing to include the patch to the Debian package.

Message #15 received at 821750-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: jackyf@debian.org (Eugene V. Lyubimkin)

To: 821750-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#821750: fixed in ncdu 1.14.1-1

Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2019 08:41:18 +0000

Source: ncdu
Source-Version: 1.14.1-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
ncdu, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 821750@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Eugene V. Lyubimkin <jackyf@debian.org> (supplier of updated ncdu package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2019 09:50:47 +0200
Source: ncdu
Architecture: source
Version: 1.14.1-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Eugene V. Lyubimkin <jackyf@debian.org>
Changed-By: Eugene V. Lyubimkin <jackyf@debian.org>
Closes: 821750 931444
Changes:
 ncdu (1.14.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New upstream release. (Closes: #821750)
   * debian/source/format:
     - Introduced, with '3.0 (quilt)'.
   * debian/patches:
     - 0001-Increase-space-for-item-count-in-loading-screen: added
       (cherry-picked from upstream). (Closes: #931444)
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