getRelativePath fails on non-normalized inputs
----------------------------------------------

                 Key: MSITE-284
                 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MSITE-284
             Project: Maven 2.x Site Plugin
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: relative links
    Affects Versions: 2.0-beta-6
            Reporter: Benjamin Bentmann
            Priority: Minor
         Attachments: normalized-paths.patch

The algo in AbstractSiteMojo.getRelativePath() assumes that its input paths are 
both normalized and produces wrong output if it gets something like 
"dir/../dir". Attached is a simple unit test and a fix for the method itself.

FYI, non-normalized path are easily created by Maven if one has a 
non-Maven-like directory layout with
  project/
    project-parent/
    project-module-1/
where simple string/path concatenation produces a path like 
"project/project-module-1/../project-parent" when referencing the parent POM 
from the module POM.

Path/URL transformations like normalization/relativization/resolution are quite 
ubiquitous in Maven. Isn't there a nice util class around that prevents each 
and every plugin developer to reimplement those error-prone methods?

-- 
This message is automatically generated by JIRA.
-
If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: 
http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa
-
For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira

        

Reply via email to