# Bugs in sub argsfromdir of git-cvsserver

2 messages from 2008-12-22 to 2008-12-22. Participants: Le.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/16837

## Le, 2008-12-22 20:33

Subject: Bugs in sub argsfromdir of git-cvsserver
Message-ID: <494FF9A9.9060706@distributel.ca>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/494FF9A9.9060706%40distributel.ca

```
Hi, all,

I found a bug in git-cvsserver.
sub argsfromdir
{

    if ( scalar(@{$state->{args}}) == 1 )
    {
        my $arg = $state->{args}[0];
        #$arg .= $state->{prependdir} if ( defined ( 
$state->{prependdir} ) );
        $arg = $state->{prependdir} . $arg if ( defined ( 
$state->{prependdir} ) );
        $log->info("Only one arg specified, checking for directory 
expansion on '$arg'");
...
    }
...
}

It makes not sense of the above remarked out code.

But when I use the code followed remarked out, I have problem to use cvs 
diff or cvs log in a sub directory of the root (may other commands as 
well). Eg.:

I have a project called test1 and in test1 there is a test2 subdirectory 
and a file test2/test3.txt.
I have no problem to cvs diff and cvs log in test1 directory. But if I 
enter test1/test2 to check these commands then they are not working.

I tried to fixed the problem to remarked out the code:
#$filename = filecleanup($filename);
in req_log and req_diff, then both cvs diff and cvs log work.

In
sub filecleanup
{
...
$filename = $state->{prependdir} . $filename;
return $filename;
}

inserts $state->{prependdir} into the $filename.

But I don't know if what I did brings incompatibilities.

Can anybody check this issue?

Thanks!

Le Wen

```

## Le, 2008-12-22 21:42

Subject: Re: Bugs in sub argsfromdir of git-cvsserver
Message-ID: <495009BF.3070306@distributel.ca>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/495009BF.3070306%40distributel.ca
In-Reply-To: <494FF9A9.9060706@distributel.ca>

```
Le wrote:
> Hi, all,
>
> I found a bug in git-cvsserver.
> sub argsfromdir
> {
>
>    if ( scalar(@{$state->{args}}) == 1 )
>    {
>        my $arg = $state->{args}[0];
>        #$arg .= $state->{prependdir} if ( defined ( 
> $state->{prependdir} ) );
>        $arg = $state->{prependdir} . $arg if ( defined ( 
> $state->{prependdir} ) );
>        $log->info("Only one arg specified, checking for directory 
> expansion on '$arg'");
> ...
>    }
> ...
> }
>
> It makes not sense of the above remarked out code.
>
> But when I use the code followed remarked out, I have problem to use 
> cvs diff or cvs log in a sub directory of the root (may other commands 
> as well). Eg.:
>
> I have a project called test1 and in test1 there is a test2 
> subdirectory and a file test2/test3.txt.
> I have no problem to cvs diff and cvs log in test1 directory. But if I 
> enter test1/test2 to check these commands then they are not working.
>
> I tried to fixed the problem to remarked out the code:
> #$filename = filecleanup($filename);
> in req_log and req_diff, then both cvs diff and cvs log work.
>
> In
> sub filecleanup
> {
> ...
> $filename = $state->{prependdir} . $filename;
> return $filename;
> }
>
> inserts $state->{prependdir} into the $filename.
>
> But I don't know if what I did brings incompatibilities.
>
> Can anybody check this issue?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Le Wen
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It seems that req_up and req_status need to be changed as well. I am not 
which subs need to be changed.

Le Wen

```