17536 – bc (calculator) crashes when invoked with -l option if compiled with -Os

Bug 17536 - bc (calculator) crashes when invoked with -l option if compiled with -Os

Summary: bc (calculator) crashes when invoked with -l option if compiled with -Os

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High critical (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2003-03-14 20:53 UTC by frank
Modified:	2003-03-14 21:13 UTC (History)
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Description frank 2003-03-14 20:53:04 UTC

I started bc with the -l switch and then tried to calculate "5/6"; bc segfaulted. I tried to 
recompile it with no CFLAGS, then added one optimization at a time and recompiled it 
each time. It came out that it was the "-Os" flag which caused it to segfault. So I just 
added "replace-flags -Os -O2" to the ebuild and so the problem was fixed (at least in 
Gentoo...). 

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Compile bc with -Os 
2. Fire it up with -l switch 
3. Try to calculate some decimal value (5/6, 10/3 etc.) 
Actual Results:  
segfault 

Expected Results:  
print out right result

Comment 1 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-03-14 21:13:20 UTC

fixed in portage.