217353 – mutt QA notice derefencing pointer

Bug 217353 - mutt QA notice derefencing pointer

Summary: mutt QA notice derefencing pointer

Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM

Alias:	None

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

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Fernando J. Pereda (RETIRED)

URL:	http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3044#...
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Reported:	2008-04-12 04:21 UTC by David J Cozatt
Modified:	2008-06-07 16:06 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description David J Cozatt 2008-04-12 04:21:12 UTC

* QA Notice: Package has poor programming practices which may compile

    * fine but exhibit random runtime failures.
    * compress.c:117: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules 

when: Merging mail-client/mutt-1.5.16 on Gentoo 



Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Fernando J. Pereda (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-06-07 16:06:31 UTC

You should take it to the compress patch author.

- ferdy