Subject: lib/9712: libedit has fixed size input buffer
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <phil@cs.wwu.edu>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/30/2000 08:55:39
>Number: 9712
>Category: lib
>Synopsis: libedit has fixed size input buffer
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: lib-bug-people (Library Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Thu Mar 30 08:51:00 2000
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Phil Nelson
>Organization:
Western Washington University
>Release: NetBSD-1.4.1 and NetBSD-current March 22, 2000
>Environment:
System: NetBSD nooksack 1.4.1 NetBSD 1.4.1 (NOOKSACK) #0: Thu Aug 26 11:00:53 PDT 1999 phil@middlefork:/puffin/NetBSD-1.4.1/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/NOOKSACK i386
>Description:
libedit has a fixed size (1024 character) input buffer. It will
not read any more than about 1020 characters. It should be dynamic.
If not that, it should at least be a setable size by el_set.
>How-To-Repeat:
run bc and try to enter a 1500 digit number on one line.
>Fix:
Change storage from static to dynamic and when out of space,
double the current space (or at least add some increment).
It does cause changes throught the library.
>Audit-Trail:
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