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Re: Bash dumps core for recursive shell functions


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: Bash dumps core for recursive shell functions
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 09:59:19 -0500

> Machine Type: sparc-sun-solaris2.6
> 
> Bash Version: 2.03
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
>         Bash dumps core (after reporting "Segmentation Fault (core dumped)") 
> when
>         a recursive shell function is called

Bash doesn't do any kind of function recursion detection.  It will happily
supply you with the rope to hang yourself.

-- 
``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer
( ``Discere est Dolere'' -- chet)

Chet Ramey, CWRU    chet@po.CWRU.Edu    http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/



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