[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 13988] New: slash in file path crashes safari

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http://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13988

           Summary: slash in file path crashes safari
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 522+ (nightly)
          Platform: Macintosh
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.4
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: New Bugs
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: glenn.marshall at objectdevelopmentlabs.com


Including a slash in the file name causes a very fast crash on startup.  Yes, I
know that the standard Unix directory delimiter is a slash, and thus that this
isn't that bizarre.  

On the other hand, the Finder allowed it, and since the Mac Just Works
virtually all the the time, I forged ahead boldly....  

I submit that having slashes in nightly builds isn't that unusual a thing to do
- I was naming the folder containing the WebKit I just downloaded to its date,
June 2/07, expecting I would be having multiple WebKit nightlies downloaded,
and waiting to keep them straight.

The workaround is trivial - I replace the slash with a dash and tried again -
it worked, no problem.

Regardless, this behaviour isn't at all Mac Like, and, at a minimum, a nice
message should be given.  

It would appear that Finder has established a precedent, so I would submit that
Safari should handle it in the same way, i.e. Just Work.   This full solution,
if involved to do, is clearly, IMHO, lower priority than fixing the crash.


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