Bug in mush 7.2.4

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2 total messages Started by Robert N. Berlinger Tue, 25 Aug 1992 19:04

#326

Author: Robert N. Berlinger
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 19:04

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Compiled 7.2.4 and immediately came up with a problem.  realname was
being set to the name of my mail spool file.

The problem seems to be that mush reuses a variable (buf) that is
storing the realname before it actually sets it.  I moved the new code
about the MAIL variable down below where mush sets realname and
everything checks out.  This only happens if you don't have MAIL set.

Also, for the last several version of mush at least, pick -ago seems
to glitch out, e.g., doing a pick -ago -1w says

Searching for messages that contain "w l
					".

followed by the appropriate messages.

Re: Bug in mush 7.2.4

#330

Author: Roger Cornelius
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 02:33

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In article <1052@alsys1.aecom.yu.edu>, rnb@alsys1.aecom.yu.edu (Robert N. Berlinger) writes:
> Compiled 7.2.4 and immediately came up with a problem.  realname was
> being set to the name of my mail spool file.
> 
> The problem seems to be that mush reuses a variable (buf) that is
> storing the realname before it actually sets it.  I moved the new code
> about the MAIL variable down below where mush sets realname and
> everything checks out.  This only happens if you don't have MAIL set.

I believe this one has been discussed here several times.

> Also, for the last several version of mush at least, pick -ago seems
> to glitch out, e.g., doing a pick -ago -1w says
> 
> Searching for messages that contain "w l
> 					".
> 
> followed by the appropriate messages.

I can confirm this also, in 7.2.4 at least.  I don't have time to
track it down unfortunately.  mush is compiled using regcmp() and
friends, if that's any help.  regcmp is mentioned in the error message.
It appears regcmp is being passed an unitialized pointer.

Is this problem present when mush is compiled with re_exec() (or
whatever the alternative to regcmp() is)?

-- 
Roger Cornelius        sherpa!rac@uunet.uu.net       ...!uunet!sherpa!rac

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