Re: Stupid bug if filename begin with whitespace

[Hans-Bernhard B. <br...@ph...>]

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004, Ethan Merritt wrote:

> I have removed this "feature" from the two places that used it.
> Is it important enough to remove whitespace that we should have a
> separate, more correct, routine that does so and share it for all
> places that a filename is read in?

As far as I'm concerned, we might just as well exit(EXIT_FAILURE)
immediately as any filename with leading whitespace is entered by the user
--- that's exactly the correct reaction to anybody trying to do such a
silly thing.  Whitespace in the interior of filenames is quite silly
already, but leading (or trailing) whitespace is just *begging* for
punishment.

I guess the original code was trying to be helpful here.  But unless
this was a documented feature, I guess we can safely remove it.

-- 
Hans-Bernhard Broeker (br...@ph...)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.