Thanks for your extended info. Unfortunately I can't see where the problem may lie.
I have built an rsync package with a not-stripped rsync binary, which should help gdb show a proper backtrace. I'll send you the link to it separately; please try that version. A fix for empty filename is in there (I ran into that myself, which led to rsync overflowing the stack due to endless recursion), although that shouldn't affect your problem. Paul Slootman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]