Re: libtool 1.5.10: AC_LIBTOOL_SYS_MAX_CMD_LEN causes system crash

[Peter O'Gorman]

Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005, Peter O'Gorman wrote:
>
> > |
> > | then the iterative test for the maximum length MUST NOT be run.  
> > Otherwise,
> > | the system will crash.  I hope that a corresponding check will be 
> > integrated
> > | into future versions of libtool.
> >
> > Okay to apply (to all branches)?
>
>
> Yes.  The idea that a modern system can be trigged to kernel-panic from 
> a shell script is truely frightening though.

Thanks, I just committed it. It is quite frightening that libtool can cause 
a panic, isn't it. Hans (may I call you Hans?) has been in touch with HP 
about it.

Peter
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