Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-22 Thread Chet Ramey
On 2/22/19 9:49 AM, Michael Albinus wrote: > Chet Ramey writes: > >>> I know. That's why several GNU projects use debbugs.gnu.org, which runs >>> Debian's BTS software. >> >> Few people use that one, either. Most of the active bugs there are at least >> a year old. > > ??? > > There are very ac

Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-22 Thread Michael Albinus
Chet Ramey writes: >> I know. That's why several GNU projects use debbugs.gnu.org, which runs >> Debian's BTS software. > > Few people use that one, either. Most of the active bugs there are at least > a year old. ??? There are very active projects, with new bugs every single day. I, for exampl

Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-22 Thread Chet Ramey
On 2/21/19 10:19 AM, Michael Albinus wrote: > Chet Ramey writes: > >>> PS: Could you pls give me a bug number or something like this, that I >>> can reference to? >> >> You can use the link to the mailing list. There is a more formal bug >> tracking system on savannah.gnu.org, but few people use

Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-21 Thread Michael Albinus
Chet Ramey writes: >> PS: Could you pls give me a bug number or something like this, that I >> can reference to? > > You can use the link to the mailing list. There is a more formal bug > tracking system on savannah.gnu.org, but few people use it. I know. That's why several GNU projects use debb

Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-21 Thread Chet Ramey
On 2/21/19 5:32 AM, Michael Albinus wrote: > PS: Could you pls give me a bug number or something like this, that I > can reference to? You can use the link to the mailing list. There is a more formal bug tracking system on savannah.gnu.org, but few people use it. Chet -- ``The lyf so short, t

Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-21 Thread Michael Albinus
Greg Wooledge writes: > Bash doesn't use a formal bug tracking system. Chet manages it all > by hand. Your best bet is to find the list archive copy of this thread, > and bookmark it. (Start at .) I see, thanks! Best regards, Michael.

Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-21 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 11:32:02AM +0100, Michael Albinus wrote: > PS: Could you pls give me a bug number or something like this, that I > can reference to? Bash doesn't use a formal bug tracking system. Chet manages it all by hand. Your best bet is to find the list archive copy of this thread,

Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-21 Thread Michael Albinus
Chet Ramey writes: Hi Chet, >> Description: >> This is an error report from an Emacs/Tramp user. With bash 5.0, bash >> 5.0 dies when HISTSIZE is set to 0. Setting it to 1 seems to work. Using >> bash 4.4 works as well. https://debbugs.gnu.org/34192> for details. > > Thanks for the report. Try t

Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-20 Thread Chet Ramey
On 2/20/19 8:10 AM, Michael Albinus wrote: > Bash Version: 5.0 > Patch Level: 0 > Release Status: release > > Description: > This is an error report from an Emacs/Tramp user. With bash 5.0, bash > 5.0 dies when HISTSIZE is set to 0. Setting it to 1 seems to work. Using > bash 4.4 works as well. h