Log output substitutes out PWD

[kate]

shtools.py:

out.replace(ctxt.basedir + os.sep, '')
   .replace(ctxt.basedir, '')

(likewise for .err).

This means that the log output cannot be trusted; for example <sh:exec executable="pwd"/> gives blank output.

My guess is that you're subtituting this away because relative paths look prettier in the logs. However, this is terribly confusing for more complex situations.

It's also inconsistent against bitten-slave's output to stdout, which does not perform this substitution.

I spent a frustrating evening wading through ktrace output checking syscalls before I eventually realised the logs themselves were being doctored with.

[kate]

Maybe a nice alternative would be to substitute it with something themable in CSS, so that it can be seen to be visually different. Perhaps <span class="pwd">$PWD</span>, which I'd have show in another colour.