#0 0x0804c7fb in get_manpath (perrs=0, path=0x800 <Address 0x800 out of bounds>) at /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/man/manpath/manpath.c:500 #1 0x0804bf30 in manpath (perrs=0) at /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/man/manpath/manpath.c:195 #2 0x08049a2b in man_getopt (argc=0, argv=0x0) at /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.c:479 #3 0x080491fe in main (argc=1, argv=0xbfbff78c) at /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.c:153 #4 0x080490dc in _start (ap=0xbfbff888 "man") at /usr/src/lib/csu/i386-elf/crt1.c:126
(gdb) frame 0 #0 0x0804c7fb in get_manpath (perrs=0, path=0x800 <Address 0x800 out of bounds>) at /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/man/manpath/manpath.c:500 500 *manpathlist = '\0'; (gdb) print len $1 = 0 It's pretty clear what's going on..none of the directories in /etc/manpath.config exist, so len=0, so malloc(0) "succeeds" and does nothing, leaving manpathlist a null pointer. This situation can occur if e.g. you install the 'base' freebsd distribution into a jail, without installing any of the manpages. In this situation none of the manpage directories are created either. Kris
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