Re: BUG #6062: psql terminates on auto-complete

On 06/15/11 12:22 PM, Sebastian wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      6062
> Logged by:          Sebastian
> Email address:      skurscheid@gmail.com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.0.1
> Operating system:   Darwin Kernel Version 10.7.0: Sat Jan 29 15:17:16 PST
> 2011; root:xnu-1504.9.37~1/RELEASE_I386 i386
> Description:        psql terminates on auto-complete
> Details:
>
> I have encountered a peculiar psql behavior which I can consistently
> replicate:
>
> When using the auto-complete function (TAB) to complete the name of a
> particular set of tables when writing a SELECT statement, psql crashes with
> following error:
>
> "malloc: *** error for object 0x2: pointer being freed was not allocated
> *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
> Abort trap"

does by any chance the Mac port use BSD editline instead of Gnu readline ?

editline has been very unstable for me on other Unix platforms such as
Solaris.   I have zero OS X specific knowlege


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