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Subject:	RE: Re[5]: setup-2.243 Crash / Install from Local Directory / WinXP
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Date:	Thu, 23 May 2002 19:47:26 +1000
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From:	"Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
To:	"Pavel Tsekov" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pavel Tsekov [mailto:ptsekov AT syntrex DOT com] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 2:31 AM
> To: Robert Collins
> Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re[5]: setup-2.243 Crash / Install from Local 
> Directory / WinXP
> 
> 
> Hello Robert,
> 
> Well, this will fix the problem, but String::substr() will 
> still cause a crash if for some reason a NULL pointer is 
> passed to it! Btw have you read my mail till the end ?

Yes. The String++ implementation currently uses the <string> std class
to implement substr. From a quick inspection the fault is in the
string() constructor not returning an empty string when NULL is passed
to it.

Rob

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