Re: Core dump: input and output file name is identical

[Till Dörges <td pre-secure de>]

Lars Clausen wrote on 13.10.2005 22:07:

> > dia -e test.dia -t png test.dia
> >
> > ** (dia-python:21528): WARNING **: No attribute type ((nil)) or no
> > data((nil)) in this attribute
> >
> > ** ERROR **: dia error: input and output file name is identical: test.dia
> > aborting...
>
> Does it crash or just abort?

It crashed with a core dump.

> From the message it looks intentional.
> Why you'd want to make a png file called test.dia I'm not sure:)

It was a mistake by me, but dia should not *crash* and dump a core if
the user makes such a (silly) mistake.

Bye -- Till
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