Re: BUG: doinsert() in NextStep/OpenStep 4.2

["Bart Schaefer" <schaefer@candle.brasslantern.com>]

On Oct 21,  2:28pm, Brian Boonstra wrote:
> Subject: Re: BUG: doinsert() in NextStep/OpenStep 4.2
> 
> (gdb) c
> 
> Breakpoint 1, doinsert (str=0xbfffeea8 "l") at zle_misc.c:54
> 54                  line[cs++] = *s == Meta ? *++s ^ 32 : *s;
> (gdb) s
> Program generated(1): Memory access exception on address 0x0 (protection failure).
> 0x8b517 in doinsert (str=0xbfffeea8 "l") at zle_misc.c:54
> 54                  line[cs++] = *s == Meta ? *++s ^ 32 : *s;

That sure looks like the debugger thinks a null pointer deref happened.

> I have to say that I can't see why this line is failing.  Since zshcs==0,  
> and *s!=Meta, this should just be setting line[0]="l" with no problem.  Is  
> there something unusual I misunderstand about attaching debuggers to shells?

Not that I can see ... but it may be that the debugger is confused.  Do you
get a crash at that point when running without the debugger attached?

> Lacking xterm, I did not try to use your shell code
> especially because I don't think my gdb accepts a --tty argument.

You can also redirect the I/O at the (gdb) prompt like this:

(gdb) run < /dev/ttypq 2>&1 > /dev/ttypq

but then you don't get keyboard signals from the new tty, so you can't debug
things that require interrupts.

> I hadn't tested 3.0.7 before, actually.  I just took a look at it, and it  
> does compile, but gives a different kind of problem.  Any command (even  
> "exit") ends up in the mini-editor until you Ctrl-C out of it, like this:
> 
> wo1203 % ls                                                /Cache/zsh/zsh-3.0.7
> >
> >
> wo1203 % exit                                              /Cache/zsh/zsh-3.0.7
> >
> >
> wo1203 %                                                   /Cache/zsh/zsh-3.0.7

That indicates that your RETURN key is not sending the character that zsh
has bound to the ZLE accept-line action.  Zsh is supposed to map both CR
and LF to the same thing on input so that this does not happen.  What if
you type Ctrl-J or Ctrl-M explicitly?

If one of those works, what is the output you get from "stty -a" ?

It may be that zsh is selecting the wrong terminal-manipulation package.
grep TERM config.h	might tell something.

You should try running both bart-7 and 3.0.7 as "zsh +Z" to turn off the
line editor, to see if the problems are related to terminal handling.