Bug#562832: /usr/bin/info: crashes when invoked with -k (apropos mode)

2010-11-28 Thread Hilmar Preusse
On 28.12.09 Serafeim Zanikolas (ser...@hellug.gr) wrote: Hi, http://bugs.debian.org/562832 On an up-to-date sid installation, info works fine without any switches but always fails when invoked with -k: $ info -k python *** glibc detected *** info: double free or corruption (fasttop):

Bug#562832: /usr/bin/info: crashes when invoked with -k (apropos mode)

2010-11-28 Thread Serafeim Zanikolas
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 02:52:38PM +0100, Hilmar Preusse wrote: On 28.12.09 Serafeim Zanikolas (ser...@hellug.gr) wrote: http://bugs.debian.org/562832 On an up-to-date sid installation, info works fine without any switches but always fails when invoked with -k: $ info -k python

Bug#562832: /usr/bin/info: crashes when invoked with -k (apropos mode)

2010-11-28 Thread Hilmar Preusse
On 28.11.10 Serafeim Zanikolas (ser...@hellug.gr) wrote: On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 02:52:38PM +0100, Hilmar Preusse wrote: On 28.12.09 Serafeim Zanikolas (ser...@hellug.gr) wrote: Hi, http://bugs.debian.org/562832 On an up-to-date sid installation, info works fine without any switches

Bug#562832: /usr/bin/info: crashes when invoked with -k (apropos mode)

2010-11-28 Thread Serafeim Zanikolas
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 04:19:23PM +0100, Hilmar Preusse wrote [edited]: [..] I guess we should close the bug then, OK? Fine by me. -S -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Bug#562832: /usr/bin/info: crashes when invoked with -k (apropos mode)

2009-12-28 Thread Serafeim Zanikolas
Package: info Version: 4.13a.dfsg.1-5 Severity: normal File: /usr/bin/info Hi, On an up-to-date sid installation, info works fine without any switches but always fails when invoked with -k: $ info -k python *** glibc detected *** info: double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x09b917f0 *** ===

Bug#562832: /usr/bin/info: crashes when invoked with -k (apropos mode)

2009-12-28 Thread Hilmar Preusse
On 28.12.09 Serafeim Zanikolas (ser...@hellug.gr) wrote: Package: info Version: 4.13a.dfsg.1-5 Severity: normal File: /usr/bin/info Hi, On an up-to-date sid installation, info works fine without any switches but always fails when invoked with -k: Can't reproduce this here. hi...@sid:~

Bug#562832: /usr/bin/info: crashes when invoked with -k (apropos mode)

2009-12-28 Thread Serafeim Zanikolas
Thanks for the rapid response :) On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 02:27:49PM +0100, Hilmar Preusse wrote [edited]: On 28.12.09 Serafeim Zanikolas (ser...@hellug.gr) wrote: [..] The only difference between your and my system: Versions of packages info depends on: ii install-info

Bug#562832: /usr/bin/info: crashes when invoked with -k (apropos mode)

2009-12-28 Thread Hilmar Preusse
On 28.12.09 Serafeim Zanikolas (ser...@hellug.gr) wrote: On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 02:27:49PM +0100, Hilmar Preusse wrote [edited]: On 28.12.09 Serafeim Zanikolas (ser...@hellug.gr) wrote: Hi TeX maintainers, The only difference between your and my system: Versions of packages info

Bug#562832: /usr/bin/info: crashes when invoked with -k (apropos mode)

2009-12-28 Thread Norbert Preining
On Mo, 28 Dez 2009, Hilmar Preusse wrote: I'm more than happy to provide any other input. How to go from here? My next suggestion would be to request an gdb trace and forward the problem to the texinfo maintainers. Yes, please run gdb on the binary, or create a core dump (ulimit -c 1)

Bug#562832: /usr/bin/info: crashes when invoked with -k (apropos mode)

2009-12-28 Thread Serafeim Zanikolas
On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 04:37:05PM +0100, Norbert Preining wrote [edited]: Yes, please run gdb on the binary, or create a core dump (ulimit -c 1) followed by a run which crashed, and then run gdb /usr/bin/info core and send us the output. $ pwd