1.7.5: vim SEGV on write of /etc/hosts
Larry Hall (Cygwin)
reply-to-list-only-lh@cygwin.com
Wed Jun 23 14:56:00 GMT 2010
On 6/23/2010 9:51 AM, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 09:35:24AM -0400, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>> On 6/23/2010 3:19 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>>> On Jun 22 14:17, Bill Ross wrote:
>>>> Whenever I vi /etc/hosts and write a change I get
>>>>
>>>> -bash-3.2$ vi /etc/hosts
>>>> Vim: Caught deadly signal SEGV
>>>>
>>>> Tho the change gets written ok. It seems to have started with 1.7.5. No
>>>> problem seen with other files.
>>>
>>> No such problem here. Can you create an strace, please?
>>>
>>> Btw., your /etc/group file needs regenerating.
>>
>> FWIW, I just updated (though vim didn't need it) via 'setup.exe' to get
>> everything current and I can't reproduce this problem anymore.
>
> Did you reinstall Windows too? Just curious.
7 times. The seventh was the charm.
;-)
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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