microsoft / microsoft/MIEngine
Investigate special characters that will require quoting in ExeArguments
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Description
gdb doesn't like certain characters in ExeArguments and will say it returns code 1 when trying to exec-run.
We have found '(' and ')' but probably should write a more exhaustive test to verify that other characters aren't affected and if they are to add them to the list.
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Research direction
Start by tracing how ExeArguments are passed to gdb during exec-run and reproduce the failure with the known '(' and ')' characters. Expand the test coverage to check other special characters and document the characters that require quoting; the referenced PR may contain relevant prior work.
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- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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- 30/100