0000486: busybox wget prepends a '/' to ftp URL's pathname, unlike GNU wget

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0000486

[BusyBox] Networking Support

minor

always

10-15-05 15:37

09-30-06 13:20

Reporter

nsd

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public

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BusyBox

Priority

normal

Resolution

fixed

Status

closed

Product Version

1.01

Summary

0000486: busybox wget prepends a '/' to ftp URL's pathname, unlike GNU wget

Description

busybox 1.01 "wget ftp://host/path/file" [^] sends the string "RETR /path/file" to the FTP server. But the regular GNU wget(1) it is immitating would send "RETR path/file", a relative path to the home directory. The URL must be "ftp://host//path/file" [^] for GNU wget to fetch the absolute filepath.

Mozilla, and even IE do as GNU wget.

Looking at the source, the leading '/' is hard coded into wget.

patch attached.

However fixing this will break any busybox users dependant on the current behavior.
(then again, not fixing it means busybox wget is not behaving like GNU wget and cannot support relative paths)

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Attached Files

busybox-1.01_wget_ftp_should_be_relative_path.patch [^] (360 bytes) 10-15-05 15:37

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(0001665) vda 09-30-06 12:40	Already seems to be fixed

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
10-15-05 15:37	nsd	New Issue
10-15-05 15:37	nsd	Status	new => assigned
10-15-05 15:37	nsd	Assigned To	=> BusyBox
10-15-05 15:37	nsd	File Added: busybox-1.01_wget_ftp_should_be_relative_path.patch
09-30-06 12:40	vda	Status	assigned => resolved
09-30-06 12:40	vda	Fixed in Version	=> 1.2.x
09-30-06 12:40	vda	Resolution	open => fixed
09-30-06 12:40	vda	Note Added: 0001665
09-30-06 13:20	vda	Status	resolved => closed