REVERTED: process.Parser strips escaping backslash #10114
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`"""echo \"hello world\" """.!!` should behave like `echo \"hello world\"` in the shell, with result `"hello world"`. The two arguments are `"hello` and `world"`.
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@som-snytt regression (not sure whether a real regression, or whether it's just surfacing a flaw in test-only code) on Windows: scala/scala-dev#814 |
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Related to the deduplication of cmd.CommandLineParser and sys.Process.Parser in 0500158. I guess the use case of Settings.processArgumentString ought to skip the new escaping logic? Or is this a general Windows problem for sys.process users as well who would be suprised to see "Process("java.exe c:\temp.jar"") interpret the |
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In my excitement, I forgot that I commented previously on the anomaly of Windows paths and escapes. Maybe that was in the context of escapes in string interpolations. I'll take a look shortly, and warn myself on the corresponding dotty PR. |
SethTisue
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reverted (at least until after 2.13.9 is out) by #10128 |
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We're not the only ones. |
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It's all CP/M's fault! |
"""echo \"hello world\" """.!!should behave likeecho \"hello world\"in the shell, with result"hello world". The two arguments are"helloand
world".scala/bug#12611 (comment)