Invalidate .install fields containing destination filepath trying to escape their scope#6897
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…escape their scope Absolute filepaths and paths containing '..' were already forbidden by the opam manual. Per the <pkgname>.install section: > Absolute paths, or paths referencing the parent directory (..), are not allowed.
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Absolute filepaths and paths containing '..' were already forbidden by the opam manual.
Per the
<pkgname>.installsection:The following dangerous pattern was previously possible:
Absolute pathname though act as if they were starting from
%{bin}%so no real issue with them.Backported to 2.5 in #6898