From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16440 invoked from network); 25 Aug 2007 17:51:00 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.1 (2007-05-02) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.1 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 25 Aug 2007 17:51:00 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 12738 invoked from network); 25 Aug 2007 17:50:53 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 25 Aug 2007 17:50:53 -0000 Received: (qmail 9658 invoked by alias); 25 Aug 2007 17:50:50 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 23797 Received: (qmail 9648 invoked from network); 25 Aug 2007 17:50:49 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 25 Aug 2007 17:50:49 -0000 Received: (qmail 12441 invoked from network); 25 Aug 2007 17:50:49 -0000 Received: from mtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (81.103.221.47) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 25 Aug 2007 17:50:43 -0000 Received: from aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20070825175042.LPJC1783.mtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com>; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:50:42 +0100 Received: from pws-pc.ntlworld.com ([81.107.45.67]) by aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20070825175041.LDSN17393.aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@pws-pc.ntlworld.com>; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:50:41 +0100 Received: from pws-pc.ntlworld.com (pws-pc.ntlworld.com [127.0.0.1]) by pws-pc.ntlworld.com (8.14.1/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l7PHoCTD003747; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:50:12 +0100 Message-Id: <200708251750.l7PHoCTD003747@pws-pc.ntlworld.com> From: Peter Stephenson To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk, Robin Lee Powell , 439425-forwarded@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: Bug#439425: Random, but fairly regular, zsh segfaults In-Reply-To: Message from Clint Adams of "Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:51:12 EDT." <20070825145112.GA24393@scowler.net> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:50:12 +0100 Clint Adams wrote: > On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 05:40:26PM -0700, Robin Lee Powell wrote: > > zsh does the following to me fairly regularily; this seems different > > to me than the other segfault bug reports. It seems to do it > > slightly more often in my root shells. It seems to motly occur when > > I'm typing ahead (due to engaging in complicated history searching > > or whatever during machine slowdowns). > > > > I'm not sure how to get further data on this; it's pretty random. > > I'd be happy to work with the maintainer or upstream people, but > > note that I'm AFK from 28 Aug 2007 to 11 Sep 2007. > > What are your history-related options? What are the values of $HISTSIZE > and $SAVEHIST ? It would be good to get a backtrace with full debugging information (configure with --enable-zsh-debug; it shouldn't make any difference to normal use), also to know how you're invoking the history search mechanism (there are lots of ways in). Thanks. -- Peter Stephenson Web page now at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/p.w.stephenson/