Bug 163416

Summary: /usr/sbin/system-install-packages fails if cwd has spaces in name
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Edward J. Huff <ejhuff>
Component: system-config-packagesAssignee: Jeremy Katz <katzj>
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Description Edward J. Huff 2005-07-16 01:27:29 UTC 
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Description of problem:
exec python /usr/share/system-config-packages/SinglePackageWindow.py $*

should read

exec python /usr/share/system-config-packages/SinglePackageWindow.py "$*"


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
system-config-packages-1.2.25-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. mkdir 'two words'
2. cd 'two words'
3. /usr/bin/system-install-packages $(pwd)/foo.rpm


Actual Results:  After entering root password, got an alert:

Could not open package.
The file '/home/user/two' could not be read.
Make sure you have ...


Expected Results:  After entering root password, got an alert:

Could not open package.
The file '/home/user/two words/foo.rpm' could not be read.
Make sure you have ...


Additional info:

fgrep '$*' /usr/sbin/* shows a number of similar bugs.
Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2005-09-21 20:02:49 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 151621 ***