Package: libreadline6
Version: 6.3-1
Severity: important
Tags: upstream patch
Hi, when I use ipython I get very often sefaults in libreadline,
while searching on internet I've found a thread in the ml
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2014-03/msg00034.html
I've applied the proposed patch and looks like it works
I'm attaching a unified diff of the patch
Regards
-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.13-1-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages libreadline6 depends on:
ii libc6 2.18-4
ii libtinfo5 5.9+20140118-1
ii multiarch-support 2.18-4
ii readline-common 6.3-1
libreadline6 recommends no packages.
libreadline6 suggests no packages.
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--- readline6-6.3/readline.c.orig 2013-10-28 19:58:06.000000000 +0100
+++ readline6-6.3/readline.c 2014-03-13 19:44:39.696997473 +0100
@@ -744,7 +744,8 @@
r = _rl_subseq_result (r, cxt->oldmap, cxt->okey, (cxt->flags & KSEQ_SUBSEQ));
RL_CHECK_SIGNALS ();
- if (r == 0) /* success! */
+ /* We only treat values < 0 specially to simulate recursion. */
+ if (r >= 0 || (r == -1 && (cxt->flags & KSEQ_SUBSEQ) == 0)) /* success! or failure! */
{
_rl_keyseq_chain_dispose ();
RL_UNSETSTATE (RL_STATE_MULTIKEY);
