[FELIX-4332] Incorrect evalution of variables

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: fileinstall-3.2.6
• Fix Version/s: fileinstall-3.2.8
• Component/s: File Install
• Environment: Apache Karaf 2.3.3; Windows 7
• Assignee: Guillaume Nodet
• Reporter: Bengt Rodehav
• Created: 28/Nov/13 12:58
• Updated: 17/Mar/15 06:56
• Resolved: 05/Dec/13 16:51

Description

When using variables (${}) in configuration files in combination with the escape character (), the variables are sometimes evaluated when they shall not. This can also fool FileInstall into believing that a property has been changed and therefore incorrectly modify the configuration file.

This has been described in more detail in the following conversation on the Felix user mailing list:

http://www.mail-archive.com/[e-mail]/msg14804.html

Issue Links

• is related to: FELIX-4341 The Properties object does not follow the spec wrt spaces
• is related to: FELIX-4342 Substitution is dependent on the order of the map
• is superceded by: FELIX-4338 Incorrect overwriting of properties that have not been changed
• is superceded by: FELIX-4339 Make the use of escape characters deterministic