tlug: Cross-device link error

[Sean Bennett <sean@example.com>]

Hi all;

...as usual, this is on a FreeBSD2.2.6 box, but this group is always
such a good bunch :-)...

I was using  cpio to move a directory tree from /var to /usr , but I
encountered a 'cross-device link' error;  ok, I can gather it doesn't
like cross-linking things, but can anyone shed a little more light on my
likely problem?

The command, and subsequent error messages:

sean# cd /var
sean# find apache -print | cpio -pdluam /usr/local
cpio: cannot link apache/apache_1.3.0/src/ap/.indent.pro to
/usr/local/apache/ap
ache_1.3.0/src/ap/.indent.pro: Cross-device link
cpio: cannot link apache/apache_1.3.0/src/ap/Makefile.tmpl to
/usr/local/apache/
apache_1.3.0/src/ap/Makefile.tmpl: Cross-device link
cpio: cannot link apache/apache_1.3.0/src/ap/ap.dsp to
/usr/local/apache/apache_
1.3.0/src/ap/ap.dsp: Cross-device link
cpio: cannot link apache/apache_1.3.0/src/ap/ap.mak to
/usr/local/apache/apache_
1.3.0/src/ap/ap.mak: Cross-device link
...<snip>

Thanks as always,

Sean
sean@example.com

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