Subject: bin/5264: pkg_delete dumps core if $PREFIX=""
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Charlie Root <root@polaris.garbled.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/08/1998 05:13:52
>Number: 5264
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: pkg_delete dumps core if $PREFIX=""
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Wed Apr 8 05:20:01 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Charlie Root
>Organization:
Tim Rightnour - root@garbled.net
http://www.zynetwc.com/~garbled/garbled.html
>Release: 1.3<NetBSD-current source date>
>Environment:
System: NetBSD polaris 1.3 NetBSD 1.3 (POLARIS) #0: Thu Mar 26 13:17:18 MST 1998 root@polaris:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/POLARIS i386
>Description:
If you set PREFIX="", install a package, and then try to pkg_delete it..
pkg_delete dumps core instantly. Obviously PREFIX="" is completely
bogus, but the program definately shouldn't respond in such a violent
manner. The program is attempting to change directory to "" and dying.
>How-To-Repeat:
Install a package with PREFIX="" and pkg_delete it.
>Fix:
Make pkg_delete sanity check before it does a chdir, print a warning
message and exit.. rather than abrubtly exploding on the user. Perhaps
assuming / instead of NULL would be better, and still allow pkg_delete to
do it's job.
>Audit-Trail:
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