Launchpad has imported 2 comments from the remote bug at http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12036.
If you reply to an imported comment from within Launchpad, your comment will be sent to the remote bug automatically. Read more about Launchpad's inter-bugtracker facilities at https://help.launchpad.net/InterBugTracking. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 2010-09-17T21:56:45+00:00 Steve Langasek wrote: When ar is asked to act on a file whose path includes the '~' character, ar rejects this with a syntax error. E.g.: (echo create /build/buildd/u-boot-linaro-2010.09~rc1.1/debian/build/omap4_panda/post/libpost.a; for lib in ; \ do echo addlib $lib; done; echo save) \ | ar -M ~Syntax error in archive script, line 1 This bug was identified using u-boot, but it's probably reproducible with any number of pieces of software if built in a parent directory with the appropriate characteristics. Patch to follow. Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/binutils/+bug/641488/comments/4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 2010-09-17T22:07:55+00:00 Steve Langasek wrote: Created attachment 4989 add ~ to the set of valid filename chars Solution to this issue courtesy of Zygmunt Krynicki <zygmunt.kryni...@linaro.org>. Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/binutils/+bug/641488/comments/5 ** Changed in: binutils Status: Unknown => Confirmed ** Changed in: binutils Importance: Unknown => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/641488 Title: ar incorrectly parses path names with ~ in them, breaks builds of ~rc prerelease packages -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
