Subject: pkg/5041: rc in package source drops core when saying "limit" or "limit -h"
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <smd@ebone.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/23/1998 17:21:41
>Number: 5041
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: long data type treated as int in fprint in builtins.c for limit command
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Feb 23 08:35:00 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Sean Doran
>Organization:
Sean Doran <smd@ebone.net>
Development Manager, Ebone Inc., Copenhagen Denmark
>Release: NetBSD-current Feb 21 1998 tar balls
>Environment:
System: NetBSD sean.ebone.net 1.3D NetBSD 1.3D (EBONE) #0: Sun Feb 22 21:41:16 CET 1998 smd@sean.ebone.net:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/EBONE i386
>Description:
Running the "limit" builtin command causes a core dump
immediately upon printing the first numerical limit.
Note that "make trip" in the package work directory fails
because of this.
>How-To-Repeat:
run rc in an environment where e.g. datasize is a non-infinite value
type "limit"
type return
>Fix:
workaround: don't type "limit" or "limit -h" without a value
workaround ii: cast lim arg to int type in builtin.c:printlimit()
fprint call in line 495
(this generally gives you ok output
from the limit builtin command and
causes "make trip" to work)
fix: clean up disgusting grot in print.c to allow for a %l
type, and change the fprint call in builtins.c:printlimit()
to use %l instead of %d.
the latest rc stuff may already have a fix?
>Audit-Trail:
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