[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #47840] exec segfaults on Windows

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

URL:
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                 Summary: exec segfaults on Windows
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: tmacchant
            Submitted on: 2016年05月03日 23時01分38秒
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Crash
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Tatsuro MATSUOKA
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: other
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

This originally posted in Octave-Maintainers ML.

exec : typo in documents and erroneously terminates on native windows
http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/exec-typo-in-documents-and-erroneously-terminates-on-native-windows-td4676695.html

Re: exec segfaults on Windows.
http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/Re-exec-segfaults-on-Windows-td4676709.html

I re-writes here what happens on windows.

>> exec("ls", "-l")

This command executes "ls" on the shell and octave terminates.
On windows 10 "ls" works but give an error in terminating octave process.
Windows gave an error message dialog like:
http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/attachment/4676695/0/exec_hang.png

Dialog written in Japanese so that I made a translation.

Translation 
 Octave-cli is terminated. 
 Problems occurred and program does not work correctly. 
 Program is terminated by windows system. 
 If there is a solution, it is reported from windows system. 
    (Button [Terminate program]) 


On 4.0.2-cli in a Windows XP virtual machine (by Rik)


>> exec ('dir')
panic: Segmentation violation -- stopping myself...
attempting to save variables to 'octave-workspace'...
abc                IETldCache         ntuser.dat.LOG        SendTo
Application Data  Local Settings    ntuser.ini            Start Menu
Cookies            MapSetToolKit.cfg  PrintHood             Templates
Desktop            My Documents      PrivacIE              UserData
Favorites          NetHood            QBInstanceFinder.log  WINDOWS
g2mdlhlpx.exe      NTUSER.DAT         Recent





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