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network-wizard fails: illegal string in gtkdialog3 script
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PostPosted: Fri 14 Oct 2011, 08:54    Post subject:  network-wizard fails: illegal string in gtkdialog3 script
Subject description: net-setup.sh: problem with devices whose MANUFACTURER string contains '<'		  
Platform:
Dell Inspiron mini 1012
Puppy version: 511
/usr/sbin/net-setup.sh version: 25feb10

Symptom:
network-wizard fails silently!!!

Problem:
For some strange reason the kernel prepends "<A" to USB device''s smanufacturer string on this netbook

$ cat /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-5/manufacturer
<ADell Wireless 5540
$ cat /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-5/product
Dell Wireless 5540

(the "A<" prefix isn't a typo)


The function findInterfaceInfo() in net-setup.sh picks up the string, fails to sanitize it and blindly sets the MANU variable accordingly.

The (dynamic) gtkdialog3 script fails miserably (as '<' is used as its tag deliniter) and network-wizard exits, unable to tell the user what happened.

Solution:
The function findInterfaceInfo() in net-setup.sh should filter out '<', '>' and other gtkdialog3's special characters for the PROC/MANU/INFO strings.

Suggested fix:

Add the following before findInterfaceInfo() returns:

Code:

# if PROD / MANU / INFO contain the < or > characters, the produced gtkdialog3
# script will fail; so remove these dangerous characters
PROD=$(echo "$PROD"|tr -d '<>')
MANU=$(echo "$MANU"|tr -d '<>')
INFO=$(echo "$INFO"|tr -d '<>')



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BarryK
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PostPosted: Fri 14 Oct 2011, 19:51    Post subject:  
Well, we could strip out all strange characters:

echo 'this is a (typical) <description>. |}[(*&%$#!' | sed -e 's%[^a-zA-Z0-9 .]%%g'

The net-setup package is in the 'common' repo. I will put this fix into it.
Thanks for the feedback.
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PostPosted: Fri 14 Oct 2011, 20:11    Post subject:  
fixed PET:

http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=02544
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