Hi,

Here is the backtrace for failling sendsize:

(gdb) run
Starting program: 
/usr/ports/misc/amanda-client/work/amanda-2.5.1p3/client-src/.libs/sendsize
OPTIONS maxdumps=1;hostname=ufo1000;
OPTIONS
GNUTAR /ftp 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 0
GNUTAR /web 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 1
GNUTAR /web 2 2007:10:5:18:16:10 1
GNUTAR /web 3 2007:10:9:18:8:22 1
GNUTAR /var 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 0
GNUTAR /usr 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 0
GNUTAR / 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 0 exclude-list=/usr/local/var/amanda/exclude.gtar

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x28185a69 in strlen () from /lib/libc.so.5
(gdb) where full
#0  0x28185a69 in strlen () from /lib/libc.so.5
No symbol table info available.
#1  0x28090619 in debug_stralloc (s=0x280b3eeb "sl.c", l=91, str=0x0)
    at alloc.c:232
        addr = 0x805c530 ""
#2  0x280a9e6e in append_sl (sl=0x805c520, name=0x0) at sl.c:91
        a = (sle_t *) 0x805c530
#3  0x0804a84e in main (argc=1, argv=0xbfbfe928) at sendsize.c:357
        level = 0
        spindle = 0
        prog = 0x805e380 "GNUTAR"
        calcprog = 0x0
        dumpdate = 0x805e38b "1970:1:1:0:0:0"
        options = (option_t *) 0x805e300
        program_is_wrapper = 0
        est = (disk_estimates_t *) 0xbfbfe930
        est1 = (disk_estimates_t *) 0xbfbfe928
        est_prev = (disk_estimates_t *) 0x1
        line = 0x805e380 "GNUTAR"
        s = 0x805e39d "xclude-list=/usr/local/var/amanda/exclude.gtar"
        fp = 0x805e387 "/"
        ch = 101
        err_extra = 0x0
        done = -1077942076
        need_wait = 673288512
        dumpsrunning = 671557080
        disk = 0x805c2e0 "/"
        qdisk = 0x805c280 "/"
        qlist = 0x0
        amdevice = 0x805c300 "/"
        qamdevice = 0x805c340 "/"
        conffile = 0x0
        amandates_file = 0x805c230 "/etc/amandates"
        amandates_read = 1
(gdb)

If that is of any help?

Best regards,

Olivier