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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion
From: |
Andy Tai |
Subject: |
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion |
Date: |
Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:08:03 -0700 |
On 4/12/06, Thomas Lord <address@hidden> wrote:
> Andy Tai wrote:
> > On 4/12/06, Pedro Perez <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Apparently the extra dot in front of ./static is not an acceptable
> >> character/path for tla.
> >>
> >>
> > This is a weakness in the current code and shall be fixed. (added to
> > the to do list...)
> >
> Sigh. It's a security feature. Note that it is there deliberately
> (see the
> call to `is_non_upwards_relative_path'). I strongly recommend that you
> NOT CHANGE THAT BEHAVIOR.
>
OK, once Tom has spoken, that's it. I will follow Tom's suggestion
here. Pedro, please just use the path without the dot in front.
> It would be a piss-poor feature of a revision control system if, just
> checking
> out a tree in the usual way without carefully scrutinizing the config file
> first, stuff could be installed where you don't expect
> >> So question one is, is a double dot (parent directory) an illegal path
> >> for "tla build-config" ?
> >> Question two is, why ./lfs/. does not work but ./lfs does work?
> >>
> >>
> > OK, this is a case that is nice to be handled correctly as well. (a
> > low-priority to do)
> >
> >
> That's generous of you. I wouldn't bother. Why add code (i.e.,
> additional
> sources of error, additional maintenance burden) just to give users the
> option of typing a gratuitous no-op?
>
> -t
As suggested by Tom as well.
I will still go ahead and implement the check-config suggestion by
Pedro, which is useful to have.
--
Andy Tai, address@hidden
- [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion, Pedro Perez, 2006/04/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion, Andy Tai, 2006/04/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion, Thomas Lord, 2006/04/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion,
Andy Tai <=
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion, Matthew Hannigan, 2006/04/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion, Pedro Perez, 2006/04/12
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion, Ludovic Courtès, 2006/04/13
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion, Andrew Suffield, 2006/04/13
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion, Thomas Lord, 2006/04/13
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion, Thomas Lord, 2006/04/13
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion, Ludovic Courtès, 2006/04/14
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion, Thomas Lord, 2006/04/14
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion, Ludovic Courtès, 2006/04/14
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla build-config" question and suggestion, Thomas Lord, 2006/04/14