Re: null pointer in make_bare_word at make_cmd.c:90

[Chet Ramey]

> Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
> 
> Bash Version: 3.0
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
>         GNU bash, version 3.00.0(1)-release (i686-pc-linux-gnu)
>         (and
>         GNU bash, version 2.05b.0(1)-release (i386-redhat-linux-gnu)
> 
>         dumps a core because of a null pointer "in make_bare_word 
>         at make_cmd.c:90" (see gdb output below)

Thanks for the report.  Here's a quick fix:

*** arrayfunc.c~        Sat Nov  6 15:08:29 2004
--- arrayfunc.c Mon Jan 31 11:56:21 2005
***************
*** 709,713 ****
          return ((char *)NULL);
        }
!       else if (var == 0)
        return ((char *)NULL);
        else if (array_p (var) == 0)
--- 709,713 ----
          return ((char *)NULL);
        }
!       else if (var == 0 || value_cell (var) == 0)
        return ((char *)NULL);
        else if (array_p (var) == 0)


Chet

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