"create archive" option does not work on some filenames

Bug #41609 reported by seguso
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
File Roller
Fix Released
Low
file-roller (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Dapper. I have a folder called

Dawkins - 2 capitoli dal libro "L' arcobaleno della vita" - sulla superstizione astrologia ecc - in italiano

If I right-click it and choose "create archive", nothing happens.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thanks for your bug. I've forwarded it upstream: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=339913

Changed in file-roller:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Vassilis Pandis (pandisv) wrote : patch that fixes this

Here's a patch that fixes this. I also sent it upstream (I don't know if I'm supposed to though) - see gnome's bugzilla for details.

Changed in fileroller:
status: Unconfirmed → Fix Released
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

fixed upstream

Changed in file-roller:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

This upload fixes the issue:

 file-roller (2.15.91-0ubuntu1) edgy; urgency=low
 .
   * New upstream version:
      - Fixed bug #343739 – Seems to not escape file names correctly
        (Ubuntu: #49092)
      - Fixes bug #340050 – tar permissions are not preserved (Ubuntu: #40536)
      - Fixed bug #339913 – "create archive" option does not work on some
        filenames (Ubuntu: #41609)
      - Fixed bug #347624 – fix build with gcc 2.95
      - Fixed bug #347416 – RecentFilesMenu - OpenRecentMenu converting
      - Update translations: eu, zh_HK, zh_TW, nb, et, fr.

Changed in file-roller:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in file-roller:
importance: Unknown → Low
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