Ubuntu
file-roller package

"create archive" directory selection not working correctly

Bug #230044 reported by DaveAbrahams on 2008-05-13

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	File Roller	Fix Released	Low	gnome-bugs #548020
	file-roller (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Low	Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

I am using Hardy with all the latest updates.

This problem has persisted through several Ubuntu releases.
I know I've seen it in other places than nautilus. Perhaps file-roller?

To reproduce:

1. Right-click on a folder that is not a subdirectory of /tmp in Nautilus and choose "create archive"
2. choose "Other..." from the location menu.
3. Type "/tmp" <return>.
4. Click "create"

The archive will be created in the directory that contains the folder you clicked, instead of in /tmp

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/karmic/file-roller

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Marcel Stimberg (marcelstimberg) wrote on 2008-05-13:

The handling of the "Other..." location seems to be kind of broken: If I enter "/tmp" (like the OP), the archive is created in the current folder. If I go to "file system" and double click on tmp (i.e. change into the directory), the archive is correctly created in /tmp. If I go to "file system" and only select tmp (i.e. no double click), file-roller tries to create the archive in /, failing due to the insufficient permissions.
Strangely, in all cases "tmp" is displayed as the location in the initial "create archive" dialog...

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote on 2008-08-11:

the issue is still there in intrepid

Changed in file-roller:
assignee:	nobody → desktop-bugs
importance:	Undecided → Low

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Marcel Stimberg (marcelstimberg) wrote on 2008-08-16:

Patch fixing the folder selection Edit (503 bytes, text/plain)

I filed a bug upstream and attached a patch that should fix the issue. The patch (also attached here) should also work for the current Ubuntu version.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2008-08-16

Changed in fileroller:
status:	Unknown → New

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2008-08-17

Changed in fileroller:
status:	New → Fix Released

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote on 2008-08-18:

the bug has been fixed upstream now

Changed in file-roller:
status:	Confirmed → Fix Committed

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2008-08-19:

This bug was fixed in the package file-roller - 2.23.6-0ubuntu1

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file-roller (2.23.6-0ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low

  * New upstream version:
    Bugs fixed:
    - #350640: sending an empty folder doesn't work. (lp: #55603)
    - #548020: "create archive" directory selection not working correctly.
        (lp: #230044)
    - #546698: file-roller-2.23.1/2.23.5 removes r/x bit for anyone but
               root from / (lp: #250021)
    - #547733: 7-zip tells about invalid command line
    - #547297: Crash reading zip/7za files with 7z version 4.55.
    - #546978: wrong icon for folders.
    - #547017: segfault in "Open with".
    - #546505: Debian packages not supported anymore. (lp: #258499)
    - #542424: Tar.bz2 archives create uncompressed archive files.
    - #546541: Typo and little errors in documentation.
    - LP#26662: file-roller fails to open .Z files. (lp: #26662)
  * debian/file-roller.mime:
    - new version update
  * debian/patches/70_autoconf.patch:
    - new version update