Bug 38093 - basename() isn't portable
Summary: basename() isn't portable
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: rpm
Version: 7.1
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeff Johnson
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-04-27 14:33 UTC by Joe Orton
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:32 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2001-05-06 14:06:58 UTC
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Description Joe Orton 2001-04-27 14:33:34 UTC 
RPM assumes basename() in libc is the GNU-style basename(). Single Unix
allows basename() to be argument-modifying and other such rubbish.

This breaks build/parsePrep.c on HP-UX 10, and probably elsewhere (some
SunOS's have an argument-modifying basename() too I think).

Easy fix: unconditionally #include "misc/basename.c" in stubs.c.
Comment 1 Joe Orton 2001-04-30 09:57:06 UTC 
Sorry, scratch the easy fix, that breaks the build on Tru64.

Proper fix coming up...
Comment 2 Jeff Johnson 2001-05-06 14:06:53 UTC 
Still looking for the "proper fix" ...
Comment 3 Jeff Johnson 2002-06-21 19:46:29 UTC 
Closed for lack of input.
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