Re: bash auto complete malloc 'assertion botched' error

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Sat, 9 Oct 2010, Gerard Seibert wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Oct 2010 16:51:36 -0400
> Fletcher Johnson <flt.johnson@gmail.com> articulated:
>
> > Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
> > Machine: i486
> > OS: linux-gnu
> > Compiler: gcc
> > Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i486'
> > -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i486-pc-linux-gnu'
> > -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash'
> > -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I.
> > -I../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib   -g -O2 -Wall
> > uname output: Linux kiwi 2.6.31-22-generic #65-Ubuntu SMP Thu Sep 16
> > 15:48:58 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
> > Machine Type: i486-pc-linux-gnu
> >
> > Bash Version: 4.0
> > Patch Level: 33
> > Release Status: release
> >
> > Description:
> >         Typing the following in the shell produces...
> >
> >         fletcher@kiwi:~$ cd '\
> >         malloc: unknown:0: assertion botched
> >         free: start and end chunk sizes differ
> >         Aborting...
> >
> > Repeat-By: typing cd '\ or ls "\ will reproduce the above bug
>
> Using: GNU bash, version 4.1.7(2)-release (amd64-portbld-freebsd8.1)
> does not seem to produce that error.

   Nor does 4.0.28(2)-release on Mandriva 2009.1.

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