X-Git-Url: https://git.wh0rd.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=restore%2Futilities.c;h=f052071484824a7fc41db11ad265f0e90507c728;hb=d339304329df2d458e54c02eac10a27cb31d9cb1;hp=44cea0454c343c9d513b72da27444320384eb3ca;hpb=ec387a1267f4cac7625cd5b6d1c1f080d39085b3;p=dump.git

diff --git a/restore/utilities.c b/restore/utilities.c
index 44cea04..f052071 100644
--- a/restore/utilities.c
+++ b/restore/utilities.c
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
  *	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 
- *
+ *	Stelian Pop <pop@cybercable.fr>, 1999-2000
  */
 
 /*
@@ -37,10 +36,13 @@
  * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
- *
- * $Id: utilities.c,v 1.5 1999/10/11 13:31:14 stelian Exp $
  */
 
+#ifndef lint
+static const char rcsid[] =
+	"$Id: utilities.c,v 1.8 2000/02/08 12:22:43 stelian Exp $";
+#endif /* not lint */
+
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
@@ -242,6 +244,18 @@ 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",