Re: [bug-fdisk] Debian bug 463720 - segfault using /dev/sda [SOLUTION]

[Christian]

>    ~/# ./fdisk -l /dev/hda
>    GNU Fdisk 1.1
>    Copyright (C) 1998 - 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>    This program is free software, covered by the GNU General Public
>    License.
>
>    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
>    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
>    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
>    GNU General Public License for more details.
>
>    Floating point exception
>
> I will examine it tomorrow and try to fix the bug.
>
> Thank's for report!!! :)
>
> Christian.
>
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Stupid bug! :)

Solution is very simple: change "src/ui.c" line 720:

   fdisk_do_list_devices(&disk);

removing the `&' operator:

   fdisk_do_list_devices(disk);

After recompiling GNU fdisk we have:

   ~/# ./fdisk -l /dev/hda
   GNU Fdisk 1.1
   Copyright (C) 1998 - 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   This program is free software, covered by the GNU General Public
   License.

   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
   GNU General Public License for more details.


   Disk /dev/hda: 30 GB, 30014046720 bytes
   255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3649 cylinders
   Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

      Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
   /dev/hda1   *           1        1825    14659281    c  Linux
   /dev/hda2            1826        2434     4883760   83  Linux
   /dev/hda3            2435        2497      498015   82  Linux swap
   /dev/hda4            2498        3649     9245407   83  Linux
   ~/#

Happy partition lists! ;)

Christian.