GNU bug report logs - #31935
2 crashes in diffutills commit version 576645c

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Package: diffutils;

Reported by: Hongxu Chen <leftcopy.chx <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:35:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 31935-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Hongxu Chen <leftcopy.chx <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#31935: bug#31935: bug#31935: 2 crashes in
 diffutills commit version 576645c
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 23:15:33 -0800
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On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 9:20 PM Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 7:11 PM Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Jim Meyering wrote:
> > > There are still numerous unguarded [-1] references, so this updated
> > > patch is doubtless still incomplete:
> >
> > The real bug was elsewhere, I think. I installed the attached patch. This patch
> > lacks your test case, which didn't work for me because there is no
> > require_valgrind_ in diffutils. Is require_valgrind_ from coreutils or from some
> > other location?
>
> Thanks. Nice patch.
> I've pushed the two test-related patches.

I noticed that the new test would fail when built with ASAN, so will push this:
[umr-test-vs-asan.diff (application/octet-stream, attachment)]

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