"cd" bug in ksh

Bug #1079891 reported by Stephen Harris
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ksh (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
ksh (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
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Bug Description

See Debian bug http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=679966 for related info

$ mkdir /tmp/X /tmp/X/Y /tmp/X/Z
$ cd /tmp/X/Y
$ pwd
/tmp/X/Y
$ cd ../Z
$ pwd
/tmp/X
$ cd Y
$ pwd
/tmp/X/Y
$ cd ../Z/
$ pwd
/tmp/X
$ cd Y
$ cd ../gjflkgjlgjldjgdklghdkjhdgkl
$ pwd
/tmp/X
$ cd Y
$ cd ../Z/dfskljhgjkdhgkd
$ pwd
/tmp/X
$ cd Y
$ cd ../lhdgjkl/hdgsd/gfsd/d/gfsd/fggfsd/
$ pwd
/tmp/X

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ksh 93u+-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Nov 16 16:27:37 2012
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-15 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 SHELL=/bin/ksh
SourcePackage: ksh
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Stephen Harris (mrzx4l98d4tp89jab6giohdrjqysbyjs4npz2ccq25kvjmf5h8u4cmidcko7s4tfr6ur1teuv4ju1af4klpdqp0vd87ddz5sh53mwfrw5819ohmadctcbsrykdp4exz2w0xzyv54zb4ksnirbzfvybudw577zswcymukpheqeiptvlrx87cyumfa232omr5gcyxpni3rwgnjdqw38fhshr-ubuntu-hwbqs6tox1bv6csee9psn5309v7488f3dugifm692db2xfq8n1fsz7l87835tr0q36m2p3ftwpoqoy6v6uuahmk4tf5123r12379utugp7nixw2b5j0fw109wufbidpa6fhg010vngvnksae1elj6ttg479qhn7j5kposxk190qxxxckxz8gg3ynwbwed748w80iijdix43eqe9gw0thd6) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in ksh (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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John Paul Adrian Glaubitz (glaubitz) wrote :

FYI, I just uploaded a fixed version of ksh into testing-proposed-updates.

The version in unstable is still broken however as the bug has finally been fixed in the current upstream version "2012-08-24".

Cheers,

Adrian

Changed in ksh (Debian):
status: Unknown → Fix Released
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Eric Desrochers (slashd) wrote :

This bug was fixed a few years ago.

# Debian unstable
ksh-93u+20120801/debian/changelog: * cd built-in now properly fixed upstream. (Really Closes: #679966)
ksh-93u+20120801/debian/changelog: * New upstream release (closes: #679966)

# Trusty
ksh-93u+20120801/debian/changelog: * cd built-in now properly fixed upstream. (Really Closes: #679966)
ksh-93u+20120801/debian/changelog: * New upstream release (closes: #679966)

# Xenial
ksh-93u+20120801/debian/changelog: * cd built-in now properly fixed upstream. (Really Closes: #679966)
ksh-93u+20120801/debian/changelog: * New upstream release (closes: #679966)

# Yakkety
ksh-93u+20120801/debian/changelog: * cd built-in now properly fixed upstream. (Really Closes: #679966)
ksh-93u+20120801/debian/changelog: * New upstream release (closes: #679966)

# Zesty
ksh-93u+20120801/debian/changelog: * cd built-in now properly fixed upstream. (Really Closes: #679966)
ksh-93u+20120801/debian/changelog: * New upstream release (closes: #679966)

Changed in ksh (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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