[Bug 32833] New: Wine cannot find help (chm) files in dir with () in name

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32833

Bug #: 32833
           Summary: Wine cannot find help (chm) files in dir with () in
                    name
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.5.22
          Platform: x86-64
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
    Classification: Unclassified

Hi,

modern programs install in wine in '.wine/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/'

However, when they put their help files here, possibly due to the () in the
path, wine cannot find the help files anymore.

To reproduce:

put a .chm file in .wine/drive_c
launch wine explorer
navigate to C: and click on the the .chm file. It opens just fine in the hh chm
viewer.

Now move the .chm file in .wine/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/
as before launch wine explorer
navigate to C:Program Files (x86)/
click on the .chm file.  Another instance of the wine explorer opens.

[Bug 32833] Wine cannot find help (chm) files in dir with () in name

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32833

--- Comment #1 from Sergio Callegari  2013-01-30 04:04:46 CST ---
Let me conclude the last sentence in my report:

Another instance of the wine explorer opens at "C:Program Files". This is a
sign that wine cannot see the chm file at all since the path gets truncated at
the "(" char.

[Bug 32833] Wine cannot find help (chm) files in dir with () in name

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32833

Rico  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
     Ever Confirmed|0                           |1

--- Comment #2 from Rico  2013-01-30 06:06:16 CST ---
I gave it a try, I could confirm the problem, but I don't think it has to do
with the brackets "()", more I think it has to do something with the spaces...

Test case:
mkdir ~/.wine/drive_c/a\ test
wine explorer "C:\a test" -> opens "C:\a test" (ok)

echo "t1" > ~/.wine/drive_c/a\ test/1.txt
wine explorer "C:\a test" -> opens "C:\a test" (ok)
click on 1.txt -> opens notepad "C:\a test\1.txt" (ok)
wine explorer "C:\a test\1.txt" -> opens notepad "C:\a test\1.txt" (ok)
wine notepad "C:\a test\1.txt" (ok)

mkdir ~/.wine/drive_c/a
wine explorer "C:\a test" -> opens "C:\a test" (ok) && click on 1.txt -> opens
"C:\a" (wrong)
wine explorer "C:\a test\1.txt" -> opens "C:\a" (wrong)
wine explorer "C:\a" -> opens "C:\a" (ok)
wine notepad "C:\a test\1.txt" (ok)

echo "t2" > ~/.wine/drive_c/a/1.txt
wine explorer "C:\a test" -> opens "C:\a test" (ok) && click on 1.txt -> opens
"C:\a" (wrong)
wine explorer "C:\a test\1.txt" -> opens "C:\a" (wrong)
wine explorer "C:\a" -> opens "C:\a" (ok) && click on 1.txt -> opens "C:\a"
(ok)
wine explorer "C:\a\1.txt"  -> opens notepad "C:\a\1.txt" (ok)
wine notepad "C:\a test\1.txt" (ok)
wine notepad "C:\a\1.txt" (ok)

wine explorer "C:\invalid" -> opens "Desktop"
wine explorer "C:\ " -> opens "C:" (I think this should be handled the same as
above)

So when a folder with a space in it has the same prefix as one without there is
something wrong, this holds true even for folders which start with an space,
examples:
- "a", "a test"
- "Program Files", "Program Files (x86)"
- "C:\ ", "C:"

Imho this may affect a couple of apps ... mostly 32bit apps in a 64bit prefix.
You couldn't easily rename "Program Files (x86)" so the best workaround for now
is using a 32bit prefix (WINEARCH=win32). Otherwise try to avoid using nearly
the same name for folders (which differ only by a " xxx").

[Bug 32833] Wine cannot find help (chm) files in dir with () in name

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32833

--- Comment #3 from Bruno Jesus  2013-01-30 06:09:14 CST ---
May be related to bug 23321.

[Bug 32833] Wine cannot find help (chm) files in dir with () in name

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32833

--- Comment #4 from Sergio Callegari  2013-01-30 07:25:00 CST ---
I thought it was the "(" because the path was getting confused there. But your
analysis that "Program Files" and "Program Files (x86)" share a common prefix
terminated by a space shows that I was wrong. Should I change the bug title
accordingly? Or is this bug going to be just closed as a duplicate of something
else?

[Bug 32833] Wine cannot find files (and particularly help files) in dir with spaces in name

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32833

Sergio Callegari  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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            Summary|Wine cannot find help (chm) |Wine cannot find files (and
                   |files in dir with () in     |particularly help files) in
                   |name                        |dir with spaces in name

--- Comment #5 from Sergio Callegari  2013-02-17 07:25:03 CST ---
Still present in 1.5.24.

[Bug 32833] Wine cannot find files (and particularly help chm files) in dir with spaces in name

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32833

Sergio Callegari  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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            Summary|Wine cannot find files (and |Wine cannot find files (and
                   |particularly help files) in |particularly help chm
                   |dir with spaces in name     |files) in dir with spaces
                   |                            |in name

--- Comment #6 from Sergio Callegari  2013-02-17 07:27:19 CST ---
Please, consider if this is really a duplicate of 23321.

Also, please consider defaulting to win32 arch until this is fixed, as this
appears to completely break the help system in some applications when installed
in win64 mode (that puts stuff in 'Program Files (x86)' that gets mismatched
with 'Program Files'.

[Bug 32833] Wine cannot find files (and particularly help chm files) in dir with spaces in name

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32833

--- Comment #7 from Sergio Callegari  2013-05-30 02:46:52 CDT ---
Just a reminder. Bug still present in 1.5.31. Hurts, since it may break the
help system of applications (E.g. LTSPICE, which conversely advertises wine on
its web page and tries to be wine friendly).

Furthermore, I suspect that it can be exploited to forge paths with spaces in
order to have users run some code when they expect to run some other.

[Bug 32833] Wine cannot find files (and particularly help chm files) in dir with spaces in name

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32833

Austin English  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|---                         |DUPLICATE

--- Comment #8 from Austin English  ---
Dupe.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 23321 ***

[Bug 32833] Wine cannot find files (and particularly help chm files) in dir with spaces in name

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32833

Austin English  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #9 from Austin English  ---
Closing.