The issue has now been fixed in the expect CVS repository, using one of my patches, slightly edited. This commit of retoglob.c fixes it:
revision 5.6 date: 2010/08/27 22:24:33; author: hobbs; state: Exp; lines: +38 -0 * retoglob.c: Fail if the generated glob contains more than two asterisks. Fixes [Expect SF Bug 3010684] (cederqvist) For your backporting convenience, I attach the patch here. The upstream ChangeLog entry is: 2010-08-27 Jeff Hobbs <je...@activestate.com> * retoglob.c: Fail if the generated glob contains more than two asterisks. Fixes [Expect SF Bug 3010684] (cederqvist) ** Patch added: "The solution that is applied upstream" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/expect/+bug/612523/+attachment/1537869/+files/two-asterisks.patch -- Severe performance regression due to glob gate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/612523 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs