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bug#7370: [PATCH] csplit: diagnose file counter wraparound


From: Jim Meyering
Subject: bug#7370: [PATCH] csplit: diagnose file counter wraparound
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 10:59:32 +0200

Paul Eggert wrote:
> (Ordinarily I guess I'd just install something like this, but since
> we're near a release I held off.  The bug is unlikely in practice.)
>
> * src/csplit.c (create_output_file): Detect overflow when the
> file counter wraps around, and exit with a diagnostic.  Formerly
> the code silently wrapped around and wrote to the wrong file,
> losing output data.

This was pushed in December.  Closing.





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