[cl-debian] Bug#407606: cmucl fails at initialization

[Peter Van Eynde]

Faré wrote:
> After some experimentation, it looks like the problem is a buffer
> overflow (of all things!) when variable $TERMCAP is too big.

Interesting. And dangerous.

But I cannot reproduce it:

$ echo $TERMCAP | wc -c
11448
$ cmucl
CMU Common Lisp CVS 19d 19d-release (19D), running on frost
With core: /usr/lib/cmucl/lisp.core
Dumped on: Sat, 2006-12-30 21:27:55+01:00 on frost
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Loaded subsystems:
     Python 1.1, target Intel x86
     CLOS based on Gerd's PCL 2004/04/14 03:32:47
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> PS: <subliminal>cl-launch</subliminal>

I hear you ;-)

Groetjes, Peter

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