[asterisk-bugs] [Asterisk 0016858]: asterisk command history loads as unusable garbage

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https://issues.asterisk.org/view.php?id=16858 
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Reported By:                jw-asterisk
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    Asterisk
Issue ID:                   16858
Category:                   Core/General
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     feedback
Asterisk Version:           1.6.2.2 
JIRA:                       SWP-932 
Regression:                 No 
Reviewboard Link:            
SVN Branch (only for SVN checkouts, not tarball releases): N/A 
SVN Revision (number only!):  
Request Review:              
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Date Submitted:             2010-02-17 21:19 CST
Last Modified:              2010-03-03 17:53 CST
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Summary:                    asterisk command history loads as unusable garbage
Description: 
When using asterisk interactively with command interface a history file is
created (~/.asterisk_history). Lines written to the history file are
white-space encoded (in ast_el_write_history:history:case
H_SAVE:history_save:strvis).

But when the history file is loaded it reverse (strunvis) is not
performed.  Therefore the history becomes unusable garbage.
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 (0118919) qwell (administrator) - 2010-03-03 17:53
 https://issues.asterisk.org/view.php?id=16858#c118919 
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>> jtodd said: "History works fine on MacOS 1.6.2". He did not mention the
minor
>> revision. He did not mention whether retrieval of saved history works
... just
>> that history works. He didn't mention what localized patches might have
been
>> applied.
>> 
"History works" means that all of it works for him.  When somebody gives
the name of a branch they've tested, it means they were testing on the
latest revision of that branch.

>> imadsen didn't indicate what version was working for him.
>> 
He absolutely did.  He said "Asterisk trunk".

>> The answer to the questions have already been supplied. The bug report
states
>> what version it relates to. The platform is Linux Fedora Core 12 but it
has
>> been compiled from new source (not the fc12 supplied version), so the
platform
>> is largely irrelevant.
>> 
You did not supply the platform until just now.  Yes, it is very relevant.
 You still have yet to actually describe the issue you're seeing.

>> For goodness sake ... if this is the attitude taken when there is a
blatant
>> bug (I suppose nobody has bothered to even read the source - it is so
obvious)
>> then no wonder asterisk is so bug-ridden.
>> 
Neither jtodd nor lmadsen gave you any attitude.  However, if you're going
to flame our bug marshals and developers while not giving us any useful
information - yes, I am going to call you on it.

>> FYI I have already patched my asterisk to fix the bug - basically by
replacing
>> the body of funtion ast_el_read_history() with:
>>
SNIP

>> And, of course, it fixed the problem!
>> 
>> Is that any help?
>>
Not in the least.  Once again - you have not even described the issue you
are seeing. 

Issue History 
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2010-03-03 17:53 qwell          Note Added: 0118919                          
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