Re: xmalloc buffer overflow?

[Kev <klmitch () MIT EDU>]

> can't reproduce it
> # uname -a
> Linux chpc01 2.2.17-14smp #1 SMP Mon Feb 5 18:40:03 EST 2001 i686 unknown
> # vi `perl -e 'print "." x 90000000'`
> bash: /bin/vi: Argument list too long
> # vi -- version
> VIM - Vi IMproved 5.4 (1999 Jul 25, compiled Jul 27 1999 18:09:29)

I feel I should point out that the error you're getting is actually from
the shell, not from vi.  Shells generally have an upper bound on the number
of arguments they'll accept for a command.  You can tell this from the
fact that the first word of the error message is "bash:"; it wouldn't make
sense for vi to print that out as the leader for its error messages.  In
this case, vi never even got executed.  You should try a slightly less
extreme example, as suggested in another email...
-- 
Kevin L. Mitchell <klmitch () mit edu>