Bug#562832: /usr/bin/info: crashes when invoked with -k (apropos mode)

To: Serafeim Zanikolas <serzan@hellug.gr>, 562832@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#562832: /usr/bin/info: crashes when invoked with -k (apropos mode)
From: Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de>
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:52:38 +0100
Message-id: <20101128135238.GE22857@preusse-16223.user.cis.dfn.de>
Reply-to: Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de>, 562832@bugs.debian.org
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On 28.12.09 Serafeim Zanikolas (serzan@hellug.gr) wrote:

Hi,

http://bugs.debian.org/562832

> On an up-to-date sid installation, info works fine without any switches but
> always fails when invoked with -k:
> 
> $ info -k python
> *** glibc detected *** info: double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x09b917f0 ***
> 
Recently we uploaded an updated package, which solves a crash issue
in info. Could you check that before we forward the problem to
upstream?

Thanks,
  Hilmar
-- 
sigmentation fault

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