[R] core dump

[Peter Dalgaard BSA]

Michael Lapsley <mlapsley at ndirect.co.uk> writes:

> Here is a nasty one:  (0.65.1 on linux)
> 
> > plot(c(1,2,3,4),c(2,4,6,8),log="Y")
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> [ml at athome ml]$

Ouch!

> Seems the bug is in errorcall().

Yes, or arguments to same to be precise:

406                 errorcall(call,"invalid \"log=%s\" specification",*p);
(gdb) p p
$1 = 0x40781a28 "Y"
(gdb) p *p
$2 = 89 'Y'

I.e., one needs 'p', not '*p' in there. Thanks. Will fix. 

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