Anthony Valentine wrote:

I get a seg fault when I try that command. Output is below (tabs added for readability).

sbsdp|amanda: /home/amanda > (echo 'OPTIONS features=fffffeff9ffe7f;' ; echo 'GNUTAR / 0') | /usr/local/libexec/selfcheck

    Segmentation fault

Then we need to know where it crashes.  Try this:
First make a little text file containing these three lines:

$ cat sendcheck-input
OPTIONS ;
GNUTAR /gemini/disk4/sort 0 OPTIONS |;bsd-auth;compress-fast;index;
GNUTAR /gemini/disk3/age 0 OPTIONS |;bsd-auth;index;
$


Then execute selfcheck under the debugger:

$ gdb /usr/local/libexec/selfcheck
...blabla...
(gdb)


And start the program handing the little file above on stdin.
When it crashes, execute the 'where' command and send that output.


(gdb)  run < sendcheck-input
...
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
...
(gdb)  where
...


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