New shell out does not support paths with spaces in the exe name

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • Affects Version/s: 0.10.6
  • Fix Version/s: None
  • Component/s: Chef Client
  • Labels:
    None
  • Environment:

    chef 10.6 beta 3

Description

If you try to execute say something in "C:\Program Files\something\something.exe" with quotes, the current implementation detects the executable program as "C:\Program" when it should be the entire bit enclosed in quoted.

See my comment below for the line below for more information.
https://github.com/opscode/chef/commit/2efbafeae9ec09a7f7f8c77009bd6994d7706b03#chef/lib/chef/shell_out/windows.rb-P23

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John Keiser made changes -
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Status Open [ 1 ] Resolved [ 5 ]
Resolution Won't Fix [ 2 ]
Bryan McLellan [Opscode] made changes -
Status Resolved [ 5 ] Closed [ 6 ]
Bryan McLellan [Opscode] made changes -
Workflow jira [ 14635 ] New OSS [ 20270 ]
Bryan McLellan [Opscode] made changes -
Comment [ Note: the carriage returns in the execute line above are supposed to be double backslashes. /me is still learning Jira's quirks. ]
Bryan McLellan [Opscode] made changes -
Workflow New OSS [ 20270 ] OSS: Product Management [ 28184 ]

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  • Assignee:
    Unassigned
    Reporter:
    Paul Morton
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