Bug 324737 - length of softlink target names is insufficient
Summary: length of softlink target names is insufficient
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: krusader
Classification: Applications
Component: krviewer (show other bugs)
Version: 2.4.0-beta3 "Single Step"
Platform: Compiled Sources Linux
: NOR major
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Krusader Bugs Distribution List
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Reported: 2013-09-10 07:21 UTC by Paul Mus
Modified: 2018-05-06 00:15 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Latest Commit: http://commits.kde.org/krusader/e6eddf7a8c4291006c93d556eecd4927510d5d8b
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Description Paul Mus 2013-09-10 07:21:24 UTC 
The length of the of softlink target names is too short. 

If you create a set of softlinks using the script below, and then successively open the subdirs then you will see that the softlinks become dysfunctional if the target name length exceeds 256 bytes. In Dolphin, everything works fine beyond this length.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a directory named "temp" in your home directory
2. Execute the script shown below
3. Follow the "directoryB-" folders down the folder tree and click on the softlinks to "directoryA-"
Actual Results:  
At the beginning of the folder tree you can open "directoryA-" folders using the corresponding softlink. But at a certain level down the tree (depending on the length of your $HOME), the softlink stops being functional. If you open Properties, you will see that the target name has become incomplete beyond 256 bytes.

Expected Results:  
The softlinks are usable for target names up to the maximum length of filepaths in Linux.

This is the script I used to create the directories and softlinks:

mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01 
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14/directoryA-15
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14/directoryA-15/directoryA-16
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14/directoryA-15/directoryA-16/directoryA-17
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14/directoryA-15/directoryA-16/directoryA-17/directoryA-18
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14/directoryA-15/directoryA-16/directoryA-17/directoryA-18/directoryA-19
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14/directoryA-15/directoryA-16/directoryA-17/directoryA-18/directoryA-19/directoryA-20

mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01 
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14/directoryB-15
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14/directoryB-15/directoryB-16
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14/directoryB-15/directoryB-16/directoryB-17
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14/directoryB-15/directoryB-16/directoryB-17/directoryB-18
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14/directoryB-15/directoryB-16/directoryB-17/directoryB-18/directoryB-19
mkdir $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14/directoryB-15/directoryB-16/directoryB-17/directoryB-18/directoryB-19/directoryB-20

ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01 
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/ $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14/directoryA-15 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14/directoryB-15
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14/directoryA-15/directoryA-16 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14/directoryB-15/directoryB-16
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14/directoryA-15/directoryA-16/directoryA-17 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14/directoryB-15/directoryB-16/directoryB-17
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14/directoryA-15/directoryA-16/directoryA-17/directoryA-18 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14/directoryB-15/directoryB-16/directoryB-17/directoryB-18
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14/directoryA-15/directoryA-16/directoryA-17/directoryA-18/directoryA-19 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14/directoryB-15/directoryB-16/directoryB-17/directoryB-18/directoryB-19
ln -s $HOME/temp/directoryA-01/directoryA-02/directoryA-03/directoryA-04/directoryA-05/directoryA-06/directoryA-07/directoryA-08/directoryA-09/directoryA-10/directoryA-11/directoryA-12/directoryA-13/directoryA-14/directoryA-15/directoryA-16/directoryA-17/directoryA-18/directoryA-19/directoryA-20 $HOME/temp/directoryB-01/directoryB-02/directoryB-03/directoryB-04/directoryB-05/directoryB-06/directoryB-07/directoryB-08/directoryB-09/directoryB-10/directoryB-11/directoryB-12/directoryB-13/directoryB-14/directoryB-15/directoryB-16/directoryB-17/directoryB-18/directoryB-19/directoryB-20
Comment 1 Jan Lepper 2013-09-22 11:25:56 UTC 
Git commit e6eddf7a8c4291006c93d556eecd4927510d5d8b by Jan Lepper.
Committed on 22/09/2013 at 09:24.
Pushed by janlepper into branch 'master'.

FIXED: [ 324737 ] symlinks with a target path length of over 255 do not work

M  +1    -0    ChangeLog
M  +10   -8    krusader/VFS/normal_vfs.cpp

http://commits.kde.org/krusader/e6eddf7a8c4291006c93d556eecd4927510d5d8b