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[Bug 1074404] Re: Segfault with mawk

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From: Alberto Salvia Novella <es20490446e@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 16:29:13 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1074404 <1074404@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Because mawk is not POSIX compliant, cannot be updated safely without
great risk of breaking things.

** Changed in: mawk (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  Segfault with mawk

Status in mawk package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in mawk package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  release: ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
  mawk version: 1.3.3-17
  Got a segfault with: echo "x" | awk "/x/ { print \"(`cat test`)\"; next; } { print; }" -

  'test' file attached

  removing a few chars from the test files resolves the issue

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