bin/178603: pkg_info -g reports file is missing when it is just unreadable

[Ronald F.Guilmette]

>Number: 178603
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: pkg_info -g reports file is missing when it is just unreadable
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon May 13 23:20:01 UTC 2013
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Ronald F. Guilmette
>Release: FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE amd64
>Organization:
entr0py
>Environment:

System: FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE amd64

>Description:

If the "pkg_info -g" command is executed by a non-root user, then in such
a cases, some of teh files to be checked may have permissions set so that
they are not readable by ordinary users. In such cases, "pkg_info -g"
will improperly and incorrectly report each such file with a message
saying "doesn't exist" rather than "not readable by you".

This is misleading and incorrect.

>How-To-Repeat:

portinstall dbus-1.6.8
pkg_info -g dbus-1.6.8

Result will be:

pkg_info: /usr/local/libexec/dbus-daemon-launch-helper doesn't exist

>Fix:

Left as an exercise for the reader.

But seriously folks, a proper fix should be fairly trivial. I will cook
up patches, if requested.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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[Ronald F.Guilmette]

The following reply was made to PR bin/178603; it has been noted by GNATS.