Bug#369255: This Bug/#369255: libc6: inconsistent argp_parse environment variables can cause crashes; or, Now tar includes a copy of argp_parse too

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Subject: Bug#369255: This Bug/#369255: libc6: inconsistent argp_parse environment variables can cause crashes; or, Now tar includes a copy of argp_parse too
From: Justin Pryzby <justinpryzby@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:04:49 -0500
Message-id: <[🔎] 20070217200449.GA5347@cetus>
Reply-to: Justin Pryzby <justinpryzby@users.sourceforge.net>, 369255@bugs.debian.org

found 369255 2.3.6.ds1-11
found 369255 2.5-0exp3
thanks

Strangely now tar seems to include a personal copy of argp_parse, and so
doesn't crash anymore.  Fortunately for this bug, cpio uses the libc6
copy, and still crashes.  Why does tar do such?

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