Bug#503255: sbcl: Error using null pointer in ffi

[Luca Capello]

Hi there!

For the d-release list: this is a request about how to fix the bug below
in time for lenny.

For everyone: please keep at least the bug report cc:ed, no subscription
needed, TIA.

On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:48:53 +0200, David Matthew Mattli wrote:
> Package: sbcl
> Version: 1:1.0.18.0-1
> Severity: important
>
> Whenever uses sbcl uses a null pointer in a cffi call it gives the following 
> error:
>
> #.(SB-SYS:INT-SAP #X00000000) fell through ETYPECASE expression.
>    Wanted one of (CHARACTER SYMBOL INTEGER). 
>
> This problem was not present in sbcl-1.0.17 and is fixed in 1.0.19.14. 
> Updating sbcl to the latest version will fix this bug. This bug was reported 
> and a fix reported on the sbcl-devel list.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/sbcl-devel/browse_thread/thread/b67a3e18bb7a7dea

David, first of all thank you for the report.

I haven't looked yet at it in details, but is there any upstream bug
opened, maybe with a patch that can backported to SBCL-1.0.17?  In that
case the fix can be easily applied to the version already present in
lenny and then the migration will be smoother.

On the contrary, if backporting the fix is not so trivial, let's see if
the RM accepts a new source upload for lenny.

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca
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