[GRASS-dev] G_legal_filename and "/"

[Jáchym Čepický]

hi Glynn,

2007/2/3, Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>:
>
> J-Báchym Čepický wrote:-A
>
> > IMHO "/" character is legal character in file name. I suggest change
> > line 43 in lib/gis/legal_filename.c:
> >
> >
> > -     if (*s == '/' || *s == '"' || *s == '\'' || *s <= ' ' ||
> >
> > +     if (*s == '"' || *s == '\'' || *s <= ' ' ||
> >
> > What do you think?
>
> No, "/" most definitely isn't a legal character in a filename, as it's
> used as a directory separator on all supported platforms. It's legal
> in a *pathname*, but that isn't what G_legal_filename() is meant for.
>
> --
> Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>
>

While using g.pnmcomp with output file specified by full path (e.g.
"/tmp/out.png"), I get the warning about Illegal character in file
name.

How to avoid this problem?

Thanks

Jachym
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