tags 362586 patch
#more a workaround than a real patch ;)
thanks
Runnnig `foomatic-db-engine -O` in gdb says that the bug is at line
1840:
1832 if (debug) fprintf(stderr, " Printer file loaded!\n");
1833 /* process it */
1834 parse(&printerbuffer, NULL, NULL, printerfilename, &printerlist,
4,
1835 (const char **)defaultsettings, num_defaultsettings, &nopjl,
1836 idlist, debug2);
1837 /* put it out */
1838 printf("%s", printerbuffer);
1839 /* Delete the printer file from memory */
1840 free((void*)printerbuffer);
1841 printerbuffer = NULL;
1842 }Just commenting out that line fixes the glibc error. I've attached here the patch. I've tried it in printconf and it now works. Please note that this is a just a workaround, because I couldn't find a trivial double free. A better patch should be applied once identified the real issue. Theorically this could lead to memory leak (but I didn't experience in my test). Cheers, Luca -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Luca Bruno : :' : The Universal O.S. | luca.br(AT)uno.it `. `'` | GPG Key ID: 3BFB9FB3 `- http://www.debian.org | Proud Debian GNU/Linux User
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