Re: Filename clashes in datadir

On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:11:10 +0000
seanh <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hey, I just noticed something about pyblosxom. What if I have the
> following two files in my datadir:
> 
> 	foo.txt
> 	foo.markdown
> 
> The first is handled by the built-in entry parser, the second by the
> markdown entry parser plugin. Both entries will appear in pyblosxom's
> index pages. But both have the same permalink URL:
> 
> 	${base_url}/foo
> 
> So when someone visits that URL in a browser, which entry should
> pyblosxom render? It seems to pick one or the other but I'm not how it
> makes the decision.
> 
> I guess blosxom must have this problem also?
> 
> The problem is caused by using different filename extensions in
> datadir to select the entry parser. If instead you required all
> entries to have the same filename extension (maybe .txt, or .entry)
> then by the properties of the filesystem it would be impossible for
> the user to create two entries with the same permalink URL. Entry
> parser plugins could be specified in the optional metadata section
> inside the entry files instead.

IMHO this is a user problem, not a pyblosxom problem.
Users shouldn't use the same basenames with different extensions, if
that causes unwanted behavior.

Dieter

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