Package: libslang2 Version: 2.0.6-4 Severity: important
Jed crashes with a segmentation fault, if a byte-compiled version (*.slc file) is evaluated that contains a literal string with the "$" suffix (a feature added in S-Lang 2 for shell like variable substitution). The problem is a bug in the S-Lang library, as the author of Jed and S-Lang confirmed in a mail to the jed-users list (http://www.ruptured-duck.com/jed-users/msg01916.html) slang-2.0.6 had a bug in the handling of byte-compiled files containing strings with the "$" suffix, e.g., file = "$HOME/foo.sl"$; This bug was corrected in 2.0.7. The bug is fixed in libslang2 (version 2.0.7-1) (now in unstable). I still report it, as it affects users of "stable" and "testing" versions. While currently only seldom occuring, the problem is hard to detect (as the usual S-Lang debugging methods do not work once Jed crashed) and can lead to data loss. Thanks Guenter Milde -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-4-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=de_DE, LC_CTYPE=de_DE (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages libslang2 depends on: ii libc6 2.5-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries libslang2 recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
