Re: [aur-general] Package proprietary softwares with hard-coded paths within /usr/local?
On 08/08/2017 12:14 PM, 张海 via aur-general wrote:
> You can probably try stuffing multiple consecutive slashes ('/') and they
> should be normalized into one. You can also play with "/./" if the program
> wasn't happy with consecutive slashes.
1) Please don't top-post.
2) I think you're trying too hard to make this solution work. And /./
doesn't solve anything since you once again end up with a solution that
only works for filenames of a certain length (multiples of 2) so you
might as well just choose a path of the right length that
*coincidentally* happens to be in theme.
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Re: [aur-general] Package proprietary softwares with hard-coded paths within /usr/local?
You can probably try stuffing multiple consecutive slashes ('/') and they
should be normalized into one. You can also play with "/./" if the program
wasn't happy with consecutive slashes.
Chi-Hsuan Yen via aur-general 于2017年8月8日周二
22:39写道：
> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:13 AM, KY Chou wrote:
> > That's a great solution!
> > But it doesn't have to be the same length actually.
> > A shorter path with padded 0x00s should also work fine.
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 3:16 AM, Chi-Hsuan Yen via aur-general
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 2:35 AM, Eli Schwartz
> >> wrote:
> >> > On 08/06/2017 08:21 AM, Chi-Hsuan Yen via aur-general wrote:
> >> >> Hello Arch enthusiasts,
> >> >>
> >> >> I'd like to create a package for Pulse Connect Secure, a popular VPN
> >> >> software. Current PKGBUILD can be found at [1]. That package works
> >> >> fine, but it conflicts with Arch's packaging guideline. [2]
> >> >>
> >> >> "Packages should never be installed to /usr/local"
> >> >>
> >> >> The reason I put files in /usr/local is that file paths are
> apparently
> >> >> hard-coded. Specifically, the VPN frontend (pulseUi) loads assets
> from
> >> >> /usr/local/pulse/html, and then it invokes /usr/local/pulse/pulsesvc
> >> >> to actually connects to VPN.
> >> >>
> >> >> Is there a workaround for this?
> >> >
> >> > Not much you can do with software which encodes violations of
> packaging
> >> > guidelines in its proprietary binaries. Depending on where the
> >> > information is stored, you might be able to patch it...
> >> >
> >> > /usr/local/pulse *gags*
> >> >
> >> > If software insists on being installed to
> >> > "/completely/arbitrary/directory" then you either package it anyway or
> >> > you don't. But I suppose you could try asking them to install it in
> /opt
> >> > instead.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Eli Schwartz
> >> >
> >>
> >> Aha, didn't think of patching. That simple "fix" works! Many thanks!
> >> The key is that the path before and after should have the same length.
> >> [1]
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Yen Chi Hsuan
> >>
> >> [1]
> >>
> https://github.com/yan12125/aur/commit/0588f70772fae8bd84f87e56015bdc87a6729d90#diff-62ac6814f4207a45189d3491ca4e38f3R28
> >
> >
>
> Tailing null bytes sounds absolutely interesting. But I get no luck
> for this package. There's a line in the offensive binary:
>
> file:\x0/usr/local/pulse/\x0/html/
>
> (\x0 indicates a null byte)
>
> I tried several combinations:
>
> file:\x0/opt/pulse/\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0/html/
> file:\x0/opt/pulse//html/\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0
> file:\x0/opt/pulse/\x0/html/\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0
>
> Some doesn't run, and others uses a wrong path:
>
> (pulseUi:1501): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading icon from file '/opt/pulse/':
> Image file '/opt/pulse/' contains no data
>
> or
>
> (pulseUi:9589): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading icon from file
> '/opt/pulse//html//html/images/Pulse-Secure128x128.png':
> Failed to open file
> '/opt/pulse//html//html/images/Pulse-Secure128x128.png': No such file
> or directory
>
> I think sticking to same-size patching is simpler :)
>
> Best,
>
> Yen Chi Hsuan
>
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Re: [aur-general] Package proprietary softwares with hard-coded paths within /usr/local?
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:13 AM, KY Chou wrote: > That's a great solution! > But it doesn't have to be the same length actually. > A shorter path with padded 0x00s should also work fine. > > On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 3:16 AM, Chi-Hsuan Yen via aur-general > wrote: >> >> On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 2:35 AM, Eli Schwartz >> wrote: >> > On 08/06/2017 08:21 AM, Chi-Hsuan Yen via aur-general wrote: >> >> Hello Arch enthusiasts, >> >> >> >> I'd like to create a package for Pulse Connect Secure, a popular VPN >> >> software. Current PKGBUILD can be found at [1]. That package works >> >> fine, but it conflicts with Arch's packaging guideline. [2] >> >> >> >> "Packages should never be installed to /usr/local" >> >> >> >> The reason I put files in /usr/local is that file paths are apparently >> >> hard-coded. Specifically, the VPN frontend (pulseUi) loads assets from >> >> /usr/local/pulse/html, and then it invokes /usr/local/pulse/pulsesvc >> >> to actually connects to VPN. >> >> >> >> Is there a workaround for this? >> > >> > Not much you can do with software which encodes violations of packaging >> > guidelines in its proprietary binaries. Depending on where the >> > information is stored, you might be able to patch it... >> > >> > /usr/local/pulse *gags* >> > >> > If software insists on being installed to >> > "/completely/arbitrary/directory" then you either package it anyway or >> > you don't. But I suppose you could try asking them to install it in /opt >> > instead. >> > >> > -- >> > Eli Schwartz >> > >> >> Aha, didn't think of patching. That simple "fix" works! Many thanks! >> The key is that the path before and after should have the same length. >> [1] >> >> Best, >> >> Yen Chi Hsuan >> >> [1] >> https://github.com/yan12125/aur/commit/0588f70772fae8bd84f87e56015bdc87a6729d90#diff-62ac6814f4207a45189d3491ca4e38f3R28 > > Tailing null bytes sounds absolutely interesting. But I get no luck for this package. There's a line in the offensive binary: file:\x0/usr/local/pulse/\x0/html/ (\x0 indicates a null byte) I tried several combinations: file:\x0/opt/pulse/\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0/html/ file:\x0/opt/pulse//html/\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0 file:\x0/opt/pulse/\x0/html/\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0 Some doesn't run, and others uses a wrong path: (pulseUi:1501): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading icon from file '/opt/pulse/': Image file '/opt/pulse/' contains no data or (pulseUi:9589): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading icon from file '/opt/pulse//html//html/images/Pulse-Secure128x128.png': Failed to open file '/opt/pulse//html//html/images/Pulse-Secure128x128.png': No such file or directory I think sticking to same-size patching is simpler :) Best, Yen Chi Hsuan
