Package: m4 Version: 1.4.8-1 Severity: normal Tags: patch `m4 -- nonexistent.m4' segfaults:
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$ m4 -- foo
Segmentation fault
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However without the "--" it works.
A patch that I believe fixes the problem:
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diff -rub m4-1.4.8/src/m4.c m4-1.4.8.fixed/src/m4.c
--- m4-1.4.8/src/m4.c 2006-11-20 15:55:47.000000000 +0200
+++ m4-1.4.8.fixed/src/m4.c 2007-01-04 22:24:57.000000000 +0200
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
read_stdin = process_file ("-");
else
for (; optind < argc; optind++)
- if (process_file (defines->arg))
+ if (process_file (argv[optind]))
read_stdin = true;
/* Now handle wrapup text. */
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Sami
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-amd64
Locale: LANG=C, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Versions of packages m4 depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-9 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
m4 recommends no packages.
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