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- From: andrewc@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (Andrew J. Cosgriff !)
- Subject: Re: mail: Segmentation fault
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- References: <1992Dec11.055826.19953@samba.oit.unc.edu> <1992Dec11.120053.20679@aston.ac.uk> <Bz3poo.23K@Nyongwa.CAM.ORG>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 23:22:05 GMT
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- steve@Nyongwa.CAM.ORG (Steve M. Robbins) writes:
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- >In article <1992Dec11.120053.20679@aston.ac.uk> evansmp@uhura.aston.ac.uk (Mark Evans) writes:
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- >>in fact the problem is in the mktemp() routine in libc.
- >>and is 'fixed' by compiling with -fwritable-strings
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- >If this is true, then I'm confused: getty_ps also uses the mktemp()
- >routine, and has no problems under pl6 without writable-strings.
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- Well, 98p5 DID break getty_ps - Mine left core droppings in the root dir.
- and a patch was posted a week or so ago...Works ok now (almost...)
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- Enjoy !
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- Cos !
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