cpio(1) under Sun 3.0; or, does System V write filenames backwards?

[Greg Earle]

In article <760 at smeagol.UUCP>, earle at smeagol.UUCP I wrote:
> I have implemented a `fix', based on this source version:
> >#ifndef lint
> >static	char sccsid[] = "@(#)cpio.c 1.1 86/02/03 SMI"; /* from S5R2 1.17 */
> >#endif
> 
> --------------
> diff -l -cb /usr/src/sun/usr.bin/cpio.c /tmp/cpio.c
> *** /usr/src/sun/usr.bin/cpio.c	Mon Feb  3 23:58:42 1986
> --- /tmp/cpio.c	Wed Sep  3 20:10:23 1986
> ***************
> *** 602,609
>   	}
>   	if(Cflag)
>   		readhdr(Hdr.h_name, Hdr.h_namesize);
> ! 	else
> ! 		bread(Hdr.h_name, Hdr.h_namesize);
>   	if(EQ(Hdr.h_name, "TRAILER!!!"))
>   		return 0;
>   	ftype = Hdr.h_mode & Filetype;
> 
> --- 602,611 -----
>   	}
>   	if(Cflag)
>   		readhdr(Hdr.h_name, Hdr.h_namesize);
> ! 	else {
> ! 		bread(Name, Hdr.h_namesize);
> ! 		swab(Name, Hdr.h_name, (Hdr.h_namesize + 1) & ~001);
> ! 	}
>   	if(EQ(Hdr.h_name, "TRAILER!!!"))
>   		return 0;
>   	ftype = Hdr.h_mode & Filetype;
> --------------

This should probably read:

diff -l -cb /usr/src/sun/usr.bin/cpio.c /tmp/cpio.c
*** /usr/src/sun/usr.bin/cpio.c	Mon Feb  3 23:58:42 1986
--- /tmp/cpio.c	Wed Sep  3 20:10:23 1986
***************
*** 602,609
  	}
  	if(Cflag)
  		readhdr(Hdr.h_name, Hdr.h_namesize);
! 	else
! 		bread(Hdr.h_name, Hdr.h_namesize);
  	if(EQ(Hdr.h_name, "TRAILER!!!"))
  		return 0;
  	ftype = Hdr.h_mode & Filetype;

--- 602,612 -----
  	}
  	if(Cflag)
  		readhdr(Hdr.h_name, Hdr.h_namesize);
! 	else {
! 		bread(Name, Hdr.h_namesize);
!		if (Swap)
! 			swap(Hdr.h_name, (Hdr.h_namesize + 1) & ~001);
! 	}
  	if(EQ(Hdr.h_name, "TRAILER!!!"))
  		return 0;
  	ftype = Hdr.h_mode & Filetype;
----------------
since you don't want to swap unless you are converting from a machine that
needs the data bytes swapped (`-s' option).

Further question:
	There are two undocumented options, `-S' and `-b', that are supposed
to be for "swap half words" and "swap both words".  I'm not sure under what
circumstance these switches would be used (swap halfwords only when 
1/2 word != byte?  Swap both when in `pass' mode?).  Any explanation?
-- 
	Greg Earle		UUCP: sdcrdcf!smeagol!earle; attmail!earle
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