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lynx-dev lynx -lss option bad [BSDI-Support-Request #53069]
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Jeffrey C Honig |
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lynx-dev lynx -lss option bad [BSDI-Support-Request #53069] |
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Mon, 20 Jul 1998 21:51:43 -0400 |
Here is a bug report we found by inspection.
Thanks.
Jeff
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Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 16:36:30 -0600
From: Chris Kottaridis <address@hidden>
Subject: lynx -lss option bad [BSDI-Support-Request #53069]
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I was perusing lynx2-8 for something different and ran across this code:
#if defined(USE_HASH)
} else if (strncmp(buf, "-lss", 4) == 0) {
if ((cp = strchr(buf,'=')) != NULL) {
StrAllocCopy(lynx_lss_file, cp+1);
} else {
cp = buf;
while (*cp && !isspace((unsigned char)*cp))
cp++;
while (*cp && isspace((unsigned char)*cp))
cp++;
if (*cp)
StrAllocCopy(lynx_cfg_file, cp);
}
I think the last StrAllocCopy should be to lynx_lss_file rather then
lynx_cfg_file. I think what it's trying to do here is allow the -lss
option to work either as:
- -lss=<filename>
or
- -lss <filename>
The man page doesn't seem to mention anything about -lss though. I can't
imagine that if you don't use an "=" then the cfg file should be set
instead of the lss file though.
Chris Kottaridis (address@hidden)
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