Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!chinet!mcdchg!nud!anasaz!chad From: chad@anasaz.UUCP (Chad R. Larson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport Subject: Re: running "pcomm" on Sys V/AT Keywords: bug fix Message-ID: <1261@anasaz.UUCP> Date: 20 Sep 88 07:09:34 GMT References: <633@wa3wbu.UUCP> Reply-To: chad@dcfinc.UUCP (Chad R. Larson) Organization: DCF Inc, Phoenix AZ Lines: 27 In article <633@wa3wbu.UUCP> john@wa3wbu.UUCP (John Gayman) writes: > > Has anyone been successfull in compiling and running the recently >posted "pcomm" communications software under Sys V/AT ? I have no >trouble getting it to compile without errors but it always "core dumps" >when I try anything to use the modem or exit. There was a simple bug in line 216 of file port.c that resulted in dereferencing a NULL pointer. I e-mailed the fix to the author, I guess I should have posted it too, but I thought a bunch of other folks would. The line should read: if (lock_path != NULL && *lock_path != NULL) { The shipped code checks what lock_path points to *before* checking it for NULL. No Charge! -crl --------------- "I read the news today, oh boy!" --John Lennon =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | DCF, Inc. | UUCP: ...ncar!noao!nud!anasaz!dcfinc!chad | | 14623 North 49th Place | Ma Bell: (602) 953-1392 | | Scottsdale, AZ 85254 | Loran: N-33deg37min20sec W-111deg58min26sec | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | Disclaimer: These ARE the opinions of my employer! | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=