Opened 10 years ago
#8425 new Bugs
[filesystem][documentation] copy_file cannot overwrite executing binary
Reported by: | Owned by: | Beman Dawes | |
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Milestone: | To Be Determined | Component: | filesystem |
Version: | Boost 1.51.0 | Severity: | Cosmetic |
Keywords: | overwrite executable Linux | Cc: |
Description
If trying to copy a binary file over the currently executing program, then the copy_file call fails even though it has the overwrite_if_exists flag.
Examining the code, this appears to be because copy_file_api (Linux) uses popen, thus attempts to write to the same file data as distinct from creating a new file node.
The peculiar error "Text file busy: <binary>" is reported.
Given that the Windows version would not (AFAIK) be able to achieve this anyway, I would say that this behaviour is "by design" but suggest a documentation update for copy_file.
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