Subject: bin/35688: Nvi pads up lines with random junk in recovery mode
To: None <gnats-admin@netbsd.org, netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org>
From: None <tonnerre@thebsh.sygroup.ch>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/18/2007 14:50:01
>Number: 35688
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: Nvi pads up lines with random junk in recovery mode
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: high
>Responsible: bin-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Feb 18 14:50:00 +0000 2007
>Originator: Tonnerre Lombard
>Release: NetBSD 3.1_STABLE
>Organization:
SyGroup GmbH
>Environment:
System: NetBSD thebsh.sygroup-int.ch 3.1_STABLE NetBSD 3.1_STABLE (GENERIC.MP) #0: Wed Jan 10 12:38:57 CET 2007 root@thebsh.sygroup-int.ch:/usr/obj/sys/arch/alpha/compile/GENERIC.MP alpha
Architecture: alpha
Machine: alpha
nvi version: 1.79nb16 (10/23/96)
>Description:
When recovering files, nvi pads the lines up with random control
sequences and fragments from other(?) files. As an example:
if (defined($test))y $
The "y $" is a part of a "my $" declaration.
>How-To-Repeat:
vi -r $some_file
>Fix: