config/6817: the include directive wont work if the target file is specified using an absolute path

[Paul Redondo <pa...@matchvision.com>]

>Number:         6817
>Category:       config
>Synopsis:       the include directive wont work if the target file is specified using an absolute path
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Nov 08 06:30:04 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     paul@matchvision.com
>Release:        1.3.41
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
NT/2000
>Description:
In the main config file (httpd.conf), if you specify an absolute path in an include directive (such as: include "C:\Program Files\MyCGI\conf\myhttpd.conf"), apache will prefix this absolute path with its base directory, before trying to open the file. Thus, the resulting path is invalid. And apache wont start at all.
>How-To-Repeat:
In the httpd.conf file, add a line such as 'include "C:\XXX\myhttpd.conf"', and launch the test command line 'apache -t'.  
>Fix:

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