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Article #506Bug in sps
From: William Kucharski
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 1990 00:26
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 1990 00:26
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This small but nasty bug was causing the recently sps command recently
posted to comp.sources.unix to seg fault and die. I've sent mail to the author
but felt it was hair-pulling enough to post as well:
*** filecount.c.dist Wed Nov 28 17:02:26 1990
--- filecount.c Wed Nov 28 17:02:20 1990
***************
*** 44,50 ****
len = User.u_us.u_lastfile * sizeof (struct file *) ;
if (len <= 0)
return 0;
! if (files == 0 || len < files_len)
{
if (files != 0)
free (files) ;
--- 44,50 ----
len = User.u_us.u_lastfile * sizeof (struct file *) ;
if (len <= 0)
return 0;
! if (files == 0 || len > files_len)
{
if (files != 0)
free (files) ;
--
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ncar!boulder!stan!number6!kucharsk From: kucharsk@number6.Solbourne.COM (William Kucharski) Newsgroups: comp.sources.bugs Subject: Bug in sps Message-ID: <1990Nov29.002611.21851@Solbourne.COM> Date: 29 Nov 90 00:26:11 GMT References: <MLEISHER.90Nov27165844@ithaka.nmsu.edu> Sender: news@Solbourne.COM Organization: Solbourne Computer, Inc., Longmont, CO Lines: 29