http client does not handle Location with relative URL #1431
Description
by jeff.allen:
Before filing a bug, please check whether it has been fixed since
the latest release: run "hg pull -u" and retry what you did to
reproduce the problem. Thanks.
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Put this in a file named "get.go":
package main
import "http"
func main() {
_, _, err := http.Get("http://golang.org/cmd/5a";)
if err != nil {
println(err.String())
} else {
println("ok")
}
}
2. 6g get.go && 6l get.6 && ./6.out
Get /cmd/5a/: unsupported protocol scheme ""
What is the expected output?
Should be able to fetch that page.
What do you see instead?
Can't fetch it because that URL results in a redirect with "Location:
/cmd/5a/". This is against standards (redirect target should be absolute URL), but
many webservers have this bug, so most HTTP clients have to adjust for it (see Perl's
lwp, for instance)
Which compiler are you using (5g, 6g, 8g, gccgo)?
6g, but immaterial
Which operating system are you using?
Linux, but immaterial
Which revision are you using? (hg identify)
514c7ba501a1 release.2011-01-12/release
Please provide any additional information below.
A proposed patch is attached, I will submit it as a CL if you think it is in the right
ballpark.
Attachments:
- relative.patch (3605 bytes)