[SOLVED]Can't use the [url] tag to link to a URL containing '[' or ']'

Snark1994 · 2013-01-09 09:50:39

Hiya,

I was trying to link to the bug report here:

"https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33340?string=anki&project=5&search_name=&type[0]=&sev[0]=&pri[0]=&due[0]=&reported[0]=&cat[0]=&status[0]=open&percent[0]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto="

in a post in these forums. None of the following work:

[url=https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33340?string=anki&project=5&search_name=&type[0]=&sev[0]=&pri[0]=&due[0]=&reported[0]=&cat[0]=&status[0]=open&percent[0]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=]Bug report[/url]

[url]https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33340?string=anki&project=5&search_name=&type[0]=&sev[0]=&pri[0]=&due[0]=&reported[0]=&cat[0]=&status[0]=open&percent[0]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=[/url]

[url="https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33340?string=anki&project=5&search_name=&type[0]=&sev[0]=&pri[0]=&due[0]=&reported[0]=&cat[0]=&status[0]=open&percent[0]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto="]Bug report[/url]

[url='https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33340?string=anki&project=5&search_name=&type[0]=&sev[0]=&pri[0]=&due[0]=&reported[0]=&cat[0]=&status[0]=open&percent[0]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=']Bug report[/url]

It seems to be the "[0]"s which confuse it, as it works if you remove them from the URL:

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33340?s … &closedto=

Regards,

Last edited by Snark1994 (2013-01-09 11:15:19)

tomk · 2013-01-09 09:55:47

Ehmm... all you need is https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33340 .

Snark1994 · 2013-01-09 10:07:11

Ah, didn't realise that - though presumably the problem still exists with urls which do need brackets in them...

WorMzy · 2013-01-09 10:19:36

File a bug report upstream.

You could use a URL shortening service if necessary.

Snark1994 · 2013-01-09 11:14:52

Reported here, on the FluxBB bugtracker.

fsckd · 2013-01-09 13:58:52

FYI, we currently use v1.5.1.

anonymous_user · 2013-01-09 17:08:58

So if brackets are indeed invalid characters for urls, why does the Arch Linux bugtracker use them?

fsckd · 2013-01-10 15:57:45

anonymous_user wrote:

So if brackets are indeed invalid characters for urls, why does the Arch Linux bugtracker use them?

It doesn't. It escapes them with %5B and %5D as would be expected.

Snark1994 · 2013-01-10 17:16:17

fsckd wrote:

anonymous_user wrote:
So if brackets are indeed invalid characters for urls, why does the Arch Linux bugtracker use them?
It doesn't. It escapes them with %5B and %5D as would be expected.

It doesn't seem to... If I go to https://bugs.archlinux.org/, and click on the first bug report I see, the URL in the bar is:

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33240?s … name=&type[0]=&sev[0]=&pri[0]=&due[0]=&reported[0]=&cat[0]=&status[0]=open&percent[0]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=

Or is that not what you meant?

WorMzy · 2013-01-10 17:39:07

Not sure why you're seeing that, I can't reproduce it.

anonymous_user · 2013-01-10 17:52:32

Do a search first then check the url.

fsckd · 2013-01-10 18:23:11

Snark1994 wrote:

fsckd wrote:
anonymous_user wrote:
So if brackets are indeed invalid characters for urls, why does the Arch Linux bugtracker use them?
It doesn't. It escapes them with %5B and %5D as would be expected.
It doesn't seem to... If I go to https://bugs.archlinux.org/, and click on the first bug report I see, the URL in the bar is:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33240?s … name=&type[0]=&sev[0]=&pri[0]=&due[0]=&reported[0]=&cat[0]=&status[0]=open&percent[0]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=
Or is that not what you meant?

Some browsers convert percent encoding for you. I can confirm firefox does and chromium does not.
Here's what I see when I search with chromium,

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/32940?string=pacman&project=1&type%5B0%5D=&sev%5B0%5D=&pri%5B0%5D=&due%5B0%5D=&reported%5B0%5D=&cat%5B0%5D=&status%5B0%5D=open&percent%5B0%5D=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=

and the same when searched from firefox,

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/32940?string=pacman&project=1&type[0]=&sev[0]=&pri[0]=&due[0]=&reported[0]=&cat[0]=&status[0]=open&percent[0]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=

anonymous_user · 2013-01-10 18:24:47

Well mystery solved then!

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#1 2013-01-09 09:50:39

[SOLVED]Can't use the [url] tag to link to a URL containing '[' or ']'

#2 2013-01-09 09:55:47

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#3 2013-01-09 10:07:11

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#4 2013-01-09 10:19:36

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#5 2013-01-09 11:14:52

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#6 2013-01-09 13:58:52

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#7 2013-01-09 17:08:58

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#8 2013-01-10 15:57:45

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#9 2013-01-10 17:16:17

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#10 2013-01-10 17:39:07

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#11 2013-01-10 17:52:32

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#12 2013-01-10 18:23:11

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#13 2013-01-10 18:24:47

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