[bugs #11865] xargs -i regression

[Dmitry V. Levin]

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                 Summary: xargs -i regression
                 Project: findutils
            Submitted by: ldv
            Submitted on: Sat 02/05/2005 at 22:55
                Category: xargs
                Severity: 5 - Average
              Item Group: Wrong result
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 4.2.16
           Fixed Release: None

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Details:

There is a regression introduced in findutils-4.2.12.
"xargs -i -s" now results to unexpected "argument line too long" error.

This happens due to new piece of code appered in bc_push_arg():

  /* If this is an initial argument, set the high-water mark. */
  if (initial_args)
    {
      state->cmd_initial_argv_chars = state->cmd_argv_chars;
    }

I don't know how to fix this problem yet.
Attached test case demonstrates the issue.





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Date: Sat 02/05/2005 at 22:55  Name: iARG-s86.exp  Size: 54B   By: ldv
xargs/testsuite/xargs.sysv/iARG-s86.exp
<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?item_id=11865&item_file_id=2157>

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