spdx / spdx/LicenseListPublisher
Alt text with semi-colons are not handled correctly
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- Java
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Description
XML with a template like:
<alt match=".*" name="copyrightHolder4">, i.e., "Copyright (c)
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved"</alt>
fails since it creates a template including the semi-colon in the original=" keyword.
Escaping the semicolon will fix the template error, however, the semi-colon gets rendered in the XML for the website.
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Research direction
Start by locating the XML and template parsing entry point, then reproduce the failure with the supplied alt text containing a semicolon. Done means the template parses successfully and the semicolon is preserved correctly in the generated website XML.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100