83898 - can't access local file without file:///

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 50131

(Core :: DOM: Navigation, defect)

Description

[Wan Hing Wah]

build: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux 2.4.2-ac20 i686; en-US; rv:0.9.1)

I wonder if it is a bug or intended.

I find that I can no long such as access file by typing "/foo/bar.html"
but must use "file:///foo/bar.html"

Comment 1

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Looks like a fixupURI issue.  Over to docshell.

http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/docshell/base/nsDefaultURIFixup.cpp#147 
looks like it tries to test for leading "/", though... so this should be 
working.

Comment 2

[Adam Lock]

The URI fixup code is creating an nsILocalFile object using NS_NewLocalFile()
for the path but it appears the object does not return a file:// URL from
calling GetURL.

This line appears to explain the reason for that:

http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/xpcom/io/nsLocalFileUnix.cpp#1306

Therefore, the proper solution is to implement this method.

Comment 3

[Adam Lock]

Attachment: Patch implements nsLocalFile::GetURL on Unix

Comment 4

[Aaron Kaluszka]

dup bug 50131 I think

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 50131 ***

Comment 5

[benc]

reporter: can you describe the exact steps you want to use as an entry point?