gdb-4.7 coredumps when executing "show dir"

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From: Jonathan Stone
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 01:24

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Version::
	gdb 4.7, configured in a subdirectory of the directory
	containing gdb 4.7 source

Target/host system::
	Decstation 5k/240, Ultrix 4.2a

Bug::
    Pescadero> pwd
    /goofy/u1/NFS-src/gnu/gdb-4.7/mips-dec-ultrix/gdb
    Pescadero> rm core
    Pescadero> ./gdb ./gdb
    GDB is free software and you are welcome to distribute copies of it
     under certain conditions; type "show copying" to see the conditions.
    There is absolutely no warranty for GDB; type "show warranty" for details.
    GDB 4.7, Copyright 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc...
    Setting up the environment for debugging gdb.
    During symbol reading, declaration block contains unhandled symbol type 10.
    During symbol reading, guessed tag type of struct bfd_error_vector incorrectly.
    Breakpoint 1 at 0x43825c: file ../../gdb/utils.c, line 276.
    Breakpoint 2 at 0x4026fc: file ../../gdb/main.c, line 1675.
    (top-gdb) show dir
    Segmentation fault (core dumped)

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From: jonathan@cs.stanford.edu (Jonathan Stone)
Subject: gdb-4.7 coredumps when executing "show dir"
Message-ID: <1992Oct26.012439.22321@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>
Keywords: mips, decstation, gdb-4.7
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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1992 01:24:39 GMT
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