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- New ticket [e83a97c7fee9d6bc|e83a97c7fe] <i>windows: paths starting with tilde (~) are "partially" absolute</i>.
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sebres
2019-11-08 13:23:56.
D 2019-11-08T13:23:56.233
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J comment Issue\scould\sbe\sconsidered\sas\scontinuation\sof\s[9e6b569963]...\r\n\r\nUnder\swindows\sit\sis\spossible\sto\shave\srelative\spaths\s(file\sand\sdirectory\snames)\sstarting\swith\stilde,\sas\ssuch\sit\sis\s"partially\sabsolute"\spath,\sso\sin\smy\sopinion\sshould\sbe\sinterpreted\sas\srelative\sif\sused\sin\sfile\sjoin.<br/>\r\nFrom\sthis\spoint\sof\sview\s<code>file\sjoin\s$dirname\s$filename</code>\sbehaves\sincorrectly\sunder\swindows\sif\s<code>filename</code>\sstarting\swith\s<code>~</code>\scharacters:\r\n\r\n<code><pre\sstyle="padding-left:10pt">\r\n%\sfile\sjoin\s$env(tmp)\s~*\r\n~*\r\n%\sfile\sjoin\s$env(tmp)\s~abc.txt\r\n~abc.txt\r\n</pre></code>\r\n\r\nWhere\s<code>glob</code>\salready\shas\scorrect\sbehavior\shere:\r\n<code><pre\sstyle="padding-left:10pt">\r\n%\sglob\s-directory\se:/temp\s~*\r\ne:/temp/~abc.txt\r\n%\sglob\se:/temp/~*\r\ne:/temp/~abc.txt\r\n%\scd\se:/temp\r\n%\sglob\s[pwd]/~*\r\nE:/Temp/~abc.txt\r\n</pre></code>\r\n\r\nJust\sthis\sone\sis\sa\sbit\sconfusing\s(I\sknow\sit\sis\sa\sbit\s"ambiguous",\sbut...):\r\n<code><pre\sstyle="padding-left:10pt">\r\n%\sglob\s~*\r\nuser\s"*"\sdoesn't\sexist\r\n</pre></code>\r\nDespite\sambiguity\sit\slooks\sstill\sweird\sto\sme:\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>\seither\sthe\sdecision\sremains\s"path\sof\spattern\sis\sabsolute",\sit\scould\sbe\sfixed\sto\slist\sall\susers/homes\swhere\scaller\sis\spermitted.</li>\r\n<li>\sor\sthe\sdecision\sgoing\seither\sto\s"path\sof\spattern\sconsidered\sas\srelative"\sunder\swindows,\sit\sshould\sbehave\slike\s<code>glob\s[pwd]/~*</code>\s(so\sfind\sall\sfiles\sstarting\swith\s"~"\sin\scurrent\sdirectory).</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\nAnyway\s(after\sfix)\sit\scould\sbe\sadditionally\sdocumented\s(with\sdifference\sbetween\sunix/windows).
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J is_private 0
J login sebres
J priority 5\sMedium
J resolution None
J severity Minor
J status Open
J submitter sebres
J subsystem 36.\sPathname\sManagement
J title windows:\spaths\sstarting\swith\stilde\s(~)\sare\s"partially"\sabsolute
J type Bug
K e83a97c7fee9d6bc2bec78d70b205a0e4d09ea8d
U sebres
Z 6815aa6685003fa79d36477afdaf8acb