From: Alan T. DeKok <aland@freeradius.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:34:41 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: add note on how to handle ALIAS
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add note on how to handle ALIAS

which "jumps ahead" in the tree
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diff --git a/src/lib/util/pair_legacy.c b/src/lib/util/pair_legacy.c
index 975df397227..371ecf8c213 100644
--- a/src/lib/util/pair_legacy.c
+++ b/src/lib/util/pair_legacy.c
@@ -330,6 +330,18 @@ redo:
 		}
 		fr_assert(da != NULL);
 
+#if 0
+		/*
+		 *	@todo - If we're at the root, then aliases can cause us to jump over intermediate
+		 *	attributes.  In which case we have to create the intermediate attributes, too.
+		 */
+		if (relative->da) {
+			if (relative->da->flags.is_root) {
+				fr_assert(da->depth == 1);
+			}
+		}
+#endif
+
 		/*
 		 *	Intermediate components are always found / created.  The final component is
 		 *	always appended, no matter the operator.