[Mutt] #3477: do not restrict variables for program calls to maximum path length
#3477: do not restrict variables for program calls to maximum path length
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Reporter: jw | Owner: mutt-dev
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: minor | Milestone: 1.6
Component: mutt | Version:
Keywords: path, editor, maximum, max, length |
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Nearly half of the variables of type "path" are not really paths, but
strings that are handed over to system(3). They are not at all limited by
the maximum path length (_POSIX_PATH_MAX == 256). It would make sense to
add a new type (e.g. DT_CMD) for these variables.
I attached a patch for better understanding.
A (maybe incomplete) list of this variables is:
$display_filter, $dotlock_program, $editor, $ispell, $mixmaster, $pager,
$print_command, $query_command, $sendmail, $shell, $visual
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3477>
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