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List:       busybox
Subject:    Re: [BusyBox] Heisenbug
From:       Erik Andersen <andersen () codepoet ! org>
Date:       2002-08-30 13:33:03
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On Fri Aug 30, 2002 at 09:28:06PM +0200, Robert Schwebel wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 30, 2002 at 07:32:22PM +0200, Robert Schwebel wrote:
> > So I thought it would be a good indea to compile busybox with
> > debugging and changed DODEBUG to 'true'. Result: it works: 
> 
> Update: it is the -fomit-frame-pointer switch in $(OPTIMIZATIONS) which
> triggers the bug. 

Most Heisenbugs occur due to either buffer overflows or 
uninitialized variables.  The fact that omitting -fomit-frame-pointer 
"fixes" it implies this one is probably a buffer overflow...

 -Erik

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