os-windows/6356: starting on win32 with command line -d using a relative directory is quirky

[Ralf Durkee <ra...@rdurkee.com>]

>Number:         6356
>Category:       os-windows
>Synopsis:       starting on win32 with command line -d using a relative directory is quirky
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
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>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jul 31 15:50:01 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     ralf@rdurkee.com
>Release:        1.3.9, 1.3.12
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Win32 NT 4.0 sp4
Apache 1.3.9 and 1.3.12
>Description:
One of my clients was starting 1.3.6 apache in MS NT4.0 with the command
> cd C:\CurrentWorkingDir
> apache\apache -d apache -f conf/httpd.conf

CurrentWorkingDir is a parent dir to apache.  This worked in ver 1.3.6
but does not in 1.3.9 or 1.3.12. The newer versions reports the error

Could not open ... C:/CurrentWorkingDirapache/conf/httpd.conf 
( Notice the lack of dir. delimiter after CurrentWorkingDir )

Starting 1.3.9 or 1.3.12 with the command line 
   apache\apache -d ./apache -f conf/httpd.conf

does seem to work with 1.3.9 or .12, but not with 1.3.6

Hope this helps,
-- Ralf Durkee
>How-To-Repeat:
Try the above on a win32 platform.
>Fix:
Not at this time.
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