[regression] Filenames and paths that contain an apostrophe before a space in the name won't open correctly

[Doug McMahon]

Test cases:
Find or rename an audio file so there is an apostrophe before a space in name
right click on > open with Movie Player (or any media player
Ex. - I'll be around.flac

Name any text file in similar fashion, r. click > open with Text Editor
Ex. - don't forget to do

In addition to context can be seen from cli with xdg-open, gvfs-open & gtk-launch <app> <url>

This wasn't a problem with glib thru glib2.0 (2.33.8-1), probably became one with glib2.0 (2.33.12-1) or thereabouts
(can be tracked down if need be

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: libglib2.0-0 2.33.12-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.17-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 15 19:35:55 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120912)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: glib2.0
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Alvaro Leal (Effenberg0x0) (effenberg0x0)]

It also affects me, I have tested it in two up-to-date Quantal testing machines.

We have tested and discussed this bug originally at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2058395 . It's easily reproducible, but there are some instructions at http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=12240946&postcount=2 if needed.

[Edward Donovan (edward.donovan)]

I duped a couple bugs that appear to be this problem. This one was assigned to glib, which seemed better. Certainly it's more general than just nautilus or totem. I tried to make the subject line more general, and note that apostrophe-space any where in the whole path can trigger the bug. Thanks.

[Edward Donovan (edward.donovan)]

I also want to note, that clicking on a file with apostrophes and spaces in the name, in nautilus, can open several instances of gedit, passing each a fragment of the name.

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

The only weird thing in general is that any word(s) & spaces before the 1st. apostrophe are treated normally (as one), after the 1st occurrence of an apostrophe then spaces & words are separated.
If there is no space after the first occurrence of an apostrophe then all is normal

Anyway, on a live session with an image that used glib2.0 (2.33.8-1) only updating libglib2.0 & libglib2.0-bin was enough to cause this to start happening.
The update jumped glib up to the current 2.33.12-4, whether it's worth testing the in-betweens don't now, if so ask..

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

I believe it's this bug, fixed upstream
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=562907

Tested the diff (12621_12620.diff from /~registry/glib/trunk) & fixes here

[Edward Donovan (edward.donovan)]

Doug, nice work! I was going to try to track down the version where it breaks, later, so you've spared me that job, and hopefully this will be straightforward to include. Thanks!

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

On 09/16/2012 08:56 PM, Edward Donovan wrote:
> hopefully this will be
> straightforward to include.
>
>
>
Just noticed there there is a new glib2.0 build in GNOME Testing PPA
for 12.10 that includes the commit -
glib2.0 (2.33.13+git20120915.ac7dcd81-0ubuntu1~12.10~ricotz0)

[Edward Donovan (edward.donovan)]

(I tried to run those packages, but ran into too many dependency headaches.)

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

Here is another bug on "nautilus-open-terminal" that I'm very sure if also affected by this bug in glib
Bug 1046791
On a default 12.10 install tested by upgrading glib from the ppa & the ext. works fine
Also tested on the same default install with just the current 12.10 glib patched only for this bug, the ext. works fine

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething)]

glib 2.33.14 has been released, and should include this fix.

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

fixed with the glib 2.33.14-1 upgrades now available

[Aaron Bentley (abentley)]

The problem is resolved for me.