Re: [PATCH] fix for programmer error in path split text logic

"Bert Huijben" <bert_at_qqmail.nl> writes:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Eric Lubin [mailto:eric_at_lubin.us]
>> Sent: donderdag 5 december 2013 21:17
>> To: dev_at_subversion.apache.org
>> Subject: [PATCH] fix for programmer error in path split text logic
>>
>>
>> [[[
>> * subversion/libsvn_subr/path.c
>> (svn_path_splitext): Fixed ncorrect pointer comparison to NULL to check
>> for end of string, instead of checking if the character itself was NULL
>> ]]]
>
> With that code unchanged for years / many Subversion version, I'm not sure
> if we should really apply the behavior change now.
>
> Perhaps we should just remove the check for a final dot.

The only difference in the output is that for an input "a/b." the
path_ext return value changes from a pool allocated "" to a static "".
I've added a test case and committed the patch.

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Philip Martin | Subversion Committer
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