#710928 dpkg: does not collapse // in pathname arguments

Package:
dpkg
Source:
dpkg
Description:
Debian package management system
Submitter:
Christoph Anton Mitterer
Date:
2014-11-27 14:12:04 UTC
Severity:
minor
#710928#5
Date:
2013-06-03 16:25:22 UTC
From:
To:
Hi.

Not sure whether this is a bug, but I guess so.

dpkg -S (and perhaps other options as well) don't collaps
multiple consecutive / in pathnames, e.g.:

# dpkg -S /etc//X11/app-defaults/XTerm
dpkg-query: no path found matching pattern /etc//X11/app-defaults/XTerm
# dpkg -S /etc/X11/app-defaults/XTerm
xterm: /etc/X11/app-defaults/XTerm

Cheers,
Chris.
#710928#10
Date:
2013-06-03 17:30:02 UTC
From:
To:
Hi!

Yes, this is a bug, all input paths need to be canonicalized. I've got
this on my TODO list, cannot remember if there's already a bug report
for this (perhaps as part of another one), will check it later.

Thanks,
Guillem