Ubuntu
vala-0.18 package

Posix.realpath has incorrect prototype

Bug #1154853 reported by Sergio Costas
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
vala-0.18 (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
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Bug Description

Trying to use Posix.realpath with a code like:

    string tmp;
    tmp=Posix.realpath(this.config_path);

is compiled to:

    _tmp35_ = realpath (_tmp34_, NULL, 0);

which fails with error:

    .vala.c:920:2: error: too many argument for function ‘realpath’

because 'realpath' needs only two parameters, not three.

This error exists in both Vala 0.16 and 0.18.

The fix (pointed by Jonas Kulla) is to modify the prototype in posix.vapi to:

    [CCode (cheader_filename = "stdlib.h")]
    public string? realpath (string path, [CCode (array_length=false)] uint8[]?
resolved_path = null);

This bug also applies to vala 0.16, so I will open a new bug report there and attach the diff.

Tags: patch
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Sergio Costas (rastersoft-gmail) wrote :
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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote :

The attachment "posix.realpath.vala_0.18.diff" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

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tags: added: patch
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
Changed in vala-0.18 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in vala-0.18 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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