+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #693026 +++ Description of problem: If the URL in the form "action" is the same as the URL of the web page containing the form, wget assumes it has already downloaded the file at that URL and rewrites the URL in form action to point to the local file, which is obviously not something one would expect. Instead, that URL should be converted to an absolute HTTP URL. This happens because convert_links_in_hashtable() in convert.c knows that question.asp itself was downloaded and rewrites the action url to point to the local file. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Mine is 1.12.2 but I believe the same issue exists in just about all versions. Steps to Reproduce: $ echo "<form action="wget1.asp.html" method="post"/>" > wget.html $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer then try to download the file: $ wget -P. -k http://localhost:8000/wget.asp.html You'll see that the URL in the form's action gets converted: $ cat wget.asp.html <form action="http://localhost:8000/wget1.asp.html" method="post"/> Now, change that URL to be the same as the page name, e.g., $ echo "<form action="wget.asp.html" method="post"/>" > wget.html $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer and try downloading it again with the same wget command. You'll see that the URL is now rewritten to point to a local file: $ wget -P. -k http://localhost:8000/wget.asp.html $ $ cat wget.asp.html.1 <form action="wget.asp.html.1" method="post"/> Expected results: The form action URL should be rewritten into an absolute URL consistently. Additional info: I've already submitted this upstream and attached a proposed patch there but it would be nice to get this fixed in Fedora as there hasn't been much response there: http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?32587 --- Additional comment from Fedora End Of Life on 2012-08-16 09:43:41 EDT --- This message is a notice that Fedora 14 is now at end of life. Fedora has stopped maintaining and issuing updates for Fedora 14. It is Fedora's policy to close all bug reports from releases that are no longer maintained. At this time, all open bugs with a Fedora 'version' of '14' have been closed as WONTFIX. (Please note: Our normal process is to give advanced warning of this occurring, but we forgot to do that. A thousand apologies.) Package Maintainer: If you wish for this bug to remain open because you plan to fix it in a currently maintained version, feel free to reopen this bug and simply change the 'version' to a later Fedora version. Bug Reporter: Thank you for reporting this issue and we are sorry that we were unable to fix it before Fedora 14 reached end of life. If you would still like to see this bug fixed and are able to reproduce it against a later version of Fedora, you are encouraged to click on "Clone This Bug" (top right of this page) and open it against that version of Fedora. Although we aim to fix as many bugs as possible during every release's lifetime, sometimes those efforts are overtaken by events. Often a more recent Fedora release includes newer upstream software that fixes bugs or makes them obsolete. The process we are following is described here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping
(In reply to comment #0) > Steps to Reproduce: > > $ echo "<form action="wget1.asp.html" method="post"/>" > wget.html > $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer > > then try to download the file: > $ wget -P. -k http://localhost:8000/wget.asp.html There will be *NO* "wget.asp.html" since you've created "wget.html". > You'll see that the URL in the form's action gets converted: > $ cat wget.asp.html > <form action="http://localhost:8000/wget1.asp.html" method="post"/> > > Now, change that URL to be the same as the page name, e.g., > > $ echo "<form action="wget.asp.html" method="post"/>" > wget.html > $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer > > and try downloading it again with the same wget command. You'll see that the > URL is now rewritten to point to a local file: > > $ wget -P. -k http://localhost:8000/wget.asp.html > $ $ cat wget.asp.html.1 > <form action="wget.asp.html.1" method="post"/> Please correct your steps to reproduce. There are some errors and I'm not able to reproduce your issue. Then try your steps on the *CURRENT VERSION* of wget in Fedora 18. > Expected results: > > The form action URL should be rewritten into an absolute URL consistently. From how I understand what you are describing, this is normal behaviour when using the "-k" wget option. > I've already submitted this upstream and attached a proposed patch there but > it would be nice to get this fixed in Fedora as there hasn't been much > response there: http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?32587 Since this would be a change in behaviour, I not going to apply patch in Fedora before Upstream accepts it.
Due to lack of response and information I'm closing this Bug as INSUFFICIENT_DATA.