The issue has now been fixed in the expect CVS repository, using
one of my patches, slightly edited. This commit of retoglob.c
fixes it:
revision 5.6
date: 2010/08/27 22:24:33; author: hobbs; state: Exp; lines: +38 -0
* retoglob.c: Fail if the generated glob contains more than
two asterisks. Fixes [Expect SF Bug 3010684] (cederqvist)
For your backporting convenience, I attach the patch here.
The upstream ChangeLog entry is:
2010-08-27 Jeff Hobbs <[email protected]>
* retoglob.c: Fail if the generated glob contains more than
two asterisks. Fixes [Expect SF Bug 3010684] (cederqvist)
** Patch added: "The solution that is applied upstream"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/expect/+bug/612523/+attachment/1537869/+files/two-asterisks.patch
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