[hafqa] [hafqa] [Bug 2114] New: run-standalone.sh expands parameters incorrectly.

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https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2114

           Summary: run-standalone.sh expands parameters incorrectly.
           Product: System software
           Version: 3.2
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Medium
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: carlos at maemo.org
        ReportedBy: czr at iki.fi
         QAContact: hafqa at maemo.org


/usr/bin/run-standalone.sh (same script in both SDK and device) expands the
command line parameters without preserving paramater boundaries, which leads to
problems when running programs that have parameters which contain spaces in
the.

Example (runniable on both):
run-standalone.sh dbus-send --print-reply --type=method_call
--dest=com.nokia.statusbar /com/nokia/statusbar
com.nokia.statusbar.system_note_dialog string:'Hello world' int32:2
dbus-send: Data item "world" is badly formed

EXPECTED OUTCOME:

A dialog that opens via D-Bus from the statusbar component, containing
"information"-icon and test "Hello World".

ACTUAL OUTCOME:

dbus-send sees string:Hello and World as two separate parameters due to
incorrect quoting in run-standalone.sh and hence fails to run.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM:

Repeat the example above.

OTHER COMMENTS:

The fix is _trivial_:

Instead of launching the program with $* , use "$@" as the last line in
run-standalone.sh (applies to both SDK and N800, probably earlier/later
versions as well).

After this three-character fix, parameter boundaries are preserved through
run-standalone.sh.


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