[Java-readline-devel] Re: Segfault in libreadline-java

[Bernhard B. <ma...@ba...>]

Hi,

you seem to be using the getline backing library. It is an open problem that 
this lib segfaults, but I still have no idea why. Under RedHat, I recommend 
to use the readline backing-library.

Bernhard

> [user@host libreadline-java-0.8.0]$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd` java -jar \
>      libreadline-java.jar
>
> When I press F1 the program segfaults (also F2 F3 and F4).
>
> (F1 = ^[OP)
>
> F5 prints:     ~
> F6 prints:     ~
> F7 prints:     Function key F7
> F8 prints:     Function key F8
> F9-F12 prints: ~
>
> Redhat Linux 9, jdk 1.4.2 and jdk 1.5.0
> Terminal: xterm (running under Gnome)
>
> initializing Readline...
> ... done
> linux> An irrecoverable stack overflow has occurred.
>
> An unexpected exception has been detected in native code outside the VM.
> Unexpected Signal : 11 occurred at PC=0x4CE11793
> Function=_rl_dispatch_subseq+0x3
> Library=/usr/lib/libreadline.so.4
>
> Current Java thread:
>         at org.gnu.readline.Readline.readlineImpl(Native Method)
>         at org.gnu.readline.Readline.readline(Readline.java:215)
>         at org.gnu.readline.Readline.readline(Readline.java:191)
>         at test.ReadlineTest.main(ReadlineTest.java:108)
>
> The error seems to be triggered in function getline (getline.c)
> I don't know enough C to investigate further.
>
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