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sort dumps core


From: Col. G. L. Sicherman
Subject: sort dumps core
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 23:03:38 -0400 (EDT)

On RedHat 7.2, GNU sort dumps core if you specify -m and any file
argument but the last is empty.

Example:

        $ sort -m /dev/null /etc/passwd
        Segmentation fault
        $

I haven't looked at the source code.  I can work around this problem
but it's a nuisance.

                                        --George Sicherman
                                          address@hidden



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