Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264139AbUDGIJk (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Apr 2004 04:09:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264151AbUDGIJk (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Apr 2004 04:09:40 -0400 Received: from gemini.rz.uni-ulm.de ([134.60.246.16]:11492 "EHLO mail.rz.uni-ulm.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264139AbUDGIJh (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Apr 2004 04:09:37 -0400 Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 10:00:50 +0200 From: Juergen Salk To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=E5ns_Rullg=E5rd?= Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Strip whitespace from EXTRAVERSION? Message-ID: <20040407080050.GA25009@oest181.str.klinik.uni-ulm.de> References: <20040406144709.GC16564@oest181.str.klinik.uni-ulm.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="/9DWx/yDrRhgMJTb" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-DCC-RollaNet-Metrics: gemini 1004; Body=1 Fuz1=1 Fuz2=1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1198 Lines: 46 --/9DWx/yDrRhgMJTb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * M=E5ns Rullg=E5rd [040406 20:23]: > good idea in case the EXTRAVERSION should contain shell > meta-characters. Why anyone would do such a thing is beyond my > imagination, ...=20 I concur. But you don't even need meta-characters to mess up the whole system with a badly or just carelessly formatted EXTRAVERSION.=20 Imagine what may happen with something like: EXTRAVERSION =3D -foo / # my homebrew -foo kernel Maybe somewhat far-fetched ... > ... but who knows? True. Best regards - Juergen --/9DWx/yDrRhgMJTb Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAc7UyvQ1LM6mXunoRAsuGAJ9U1QyApUPO8V9n7pmjT3Xy2etoHACgnN48 3dmv0aj0BoM7UHMnJvf2qhU= =EYau -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --/9DWx/yDrRhgMJTb-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/