X-Git-Url: https://git.wh0rd.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=restore%2Futilities.c;h=c6168724d95e65c1eea2e9d8867a102f41ce0198;hb=401a4d13e4c30d46074531c6c26efefcaf3bbdaf;hp=02c3793acdc61590e1d583eb53e2f2290906b737;hpb=ebcbe7f6c10482913b60fc792e72e494b439b242;p=dump.git

diff --git a/restore/utilities.c b/restore/utilities.c
index 02c3793..c616872 100644
--- a/restore/utilities.c
+++ b/restore/utilities.c
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
  *	Ported to Linux's Second Extended File System as part of the
  *	dump and restore backup suit
  *	Remy Card <card@Linux.EU.Org>, 1994-1997
- *	Stelian Pop <pop@cybercable.fr>, 1999-2000
+ *	Stelian Pop <pop@noos.fr>, 1999-2000
+ *	Stelian Pop <pop@noos.fr> - Alcôve <www.alcove.fr>, 2000
  */
 
 /*
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@
 
 #ifndef lint
 static const char rcsid[] =
-	"$Id: utilities.c,v 1.7 2000/01/21 10:17:41 stelian Exp $";
+	"$Id: utilities.c,v 1.11 2000/12/21 11:14:54 stelian Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
+#include <config.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
@@ -244,6 +246,18 @@ linkit(char *existing, char *new, int type)
 				ret = link(existing, new);
 				chflags(existing, s.st_flags);
 			}
+#else
+			unsigned long s;
+
+			/*
+			 * Most likely, the immutable or append-only attribute
+			 * is set. Clear the attributes and try again.
+			 */
+			if (fgetflags (existing, &s) != -1 &&
+			    fsetflags (existing, 0) != -1) {
+			    	ret = link(existing, new);
+				fsetflags(existing, s);
+			}
 #endif
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				warn("warning: cannot create hard link %s->%s",