Bug #21866 for Sys-Syslog: use of unitialized value in split

Tue Oct 03 05:38:11 2006 so [...] iz-soz.de - Ticket created

Subject:

use of unitialized value in split

I'm getting the error message 'Use of uninitialized value in split at / usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i586-linux-thread-multi/Sys/Syslog.pm line 123' after upgrading from Sys::Syslog 0.16 to 0.18. This happens when trying to start postgrey 1.27 ( http://isg.ee.ethz.ch/ tools/postgrey/ ) running under SuSE 10.1 using the following command line: '/sbin/postgrey/postgrey -d --inet=10023'

Tue Oct 03 07:47:57 2006 SAPER [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Subject:	Re: [rt.cpan.org #21866] use of unitialized value in split
Date:	Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:50:13 +0200
To:	bug-Sys-Syslog [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	Sébastien Aperghis-Tramoni <saper [...] cpan.org>

Marcus Schommler wrote: Show quoted text

> I'm getting the error message 'Use of uninitialized value in split at / > usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i586-linux-thread-multi/Sys/Syslog.pm line 123' > after upgrading from Sys::Syslog 0.16 to 0.18.

Can you try the attached patch and confirm me that it silents the warning? Show quoted text

> This happens when trying to start postgrey 1.27 ( http://isg.ee.ethz.ch/ > tools/postgrey/ ) running under SuSE 10.1 using the following command > line: '/sbin/postgrey/postgrey -d --inet=10023'

I took a very quick look but couldn't find where it calls Sys::Syslog. I guess postgrey is using a module that uses Sys::Syslog and strangely pass it an undefined value. -- Sébastien Aperghis-Tramoni Close the world, txEn eht nepO.

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Tue Oct 03 07:47:58 2006 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Tue Oct 03 08:02:25 2006 so [...] iz-soz.de - Correspondence added

Subject:	AW: [rt.cpan.org #21866] use of unitialized value in split
Date:	Tue, 3 Oct 2006 14:02:07 +0200
To:	<bug-Sys-Syslog [...] rt.cpan.org>
From:	<so [...] iz-soz.de>

Hi Sébastien, Your patch does silence the warning, thank you for your quick reply. Unfortunately postgrey will still not keep running after starting it. But this will definitely be something to contact its author about :-) Marcus Show quoted text

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Sébastien Aperghis-Tramoni via RT [mailto:bug-Sys-Syslog@rt.cpan.org] Gesendet: Dienstag, 3. Oktober 2006 13:48 An: Schommler, Marcus Betreff: Re: [rt.cpan.org #21866] use of unitialized value in split <URL: http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=21866 > Marcus Schommler wrote:

> I'm getting the error message 'Use of uninitialized value in split at > / usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i586-linux-thread-multi/Sys/Syslog.pm line 123' > after upgrading from Sys::Syslog 0.16 to 0.18.

Can you try the attached patch and confirm me that it silents the warning?

> This happens when trying to start postgrey 1.27 ( > http://isg.ee.ethz.ch/ tools/postgrey/ ) running under SuSE 10.1 using > the following command > line: '/sbin/postgrey/postgrey -d --inet=10023'

I took a very quick look but couldn't find where it calls Sys::Syslog. I guess postgrey is using a module that uses Sys::Syslog and strangely pass it an undefined value. -- Sébastien Aperghis-Tramoni Close the world, txEn eht nepO.

Tue Oct 03 08:14:30 2006 SAPER [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Subject:	Re: AW: [rt.cpan.org #21866] use of unitialized value in split
Date:	Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:16:48 +0200
To:	bug-Sys-Syslog [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	Sébastien Aperghis-Tramoni <saper [...] cpan.org>

Marcus Schommler wrote: Show quoted text

> Hi Sébastien,

Hello Marcus, Show quoted text

> Your patch does silence the warning, thank you for your quick reply. > Unfortunately postgrey will still not keep running after starting it. But > this will definitely be something to contact its author about :-)

Do you mean that postgrey 1.27 can't run with Sys::Syslog 0.18 while it did with previous versions? Did you upgrade any other modules or depending software apart from Sys::Syslog? -- Sébastien Aperghis-Tramoni Close the world, txEn eht nepO.

Thu Oct 05 11:48:24 2006 so [...] iz-soz.de - Correspondence added

Subject:	RE: AW: [rt.cpan.org #21866] use of unitialized value in split
Date:	Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:47:59 +0200
To:	<bug-Sys-Syslog [...] rt.cpan.org>
From:	<so [...] iz-soz.de>

Hi Sébastien, I did try a completely new installation of postgrey 1.27. When I ran into the first problem trying to start it, I found a google answer referring to a problem im Syslog 0.16. So I decided to upgrade to 0.18 to see if this fixes the problems. Well, it did not but in the meantime I managed to get postgrey running. There were some other prerequisites (user rights) missing that the program was not very talkative about. Greetings Marcus Show quoted text

-----Original Message----- From: Sébastien Aperghis-Tramoni via RT [mailto:bug-Sys-Syslog@rt.cpan.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:15 PM To: Schommler, Marcus Subject: Re: AW: [rt.cpan.org #21866] use of unitialized value in split <URL: http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=21866 > Marcus Schommler wrote:

> Hi Sébastien,

Hello Marcus,

> Your patch does silence the warning, thank you for your quick reply. > Unfortunately postgrey will still not keep running after starting it. But > this will definitely be something to contact its author about :-)

Do you mean that postgrey 1.27 can't run with Sys::Syslog 0.18 while it did with previous versions? Did you upgrade any other modules or depending software apart from Sys::Syslog? -- Sébastien Aperghis-Tramoni Close the world, txEn eht nepO.

Thu Oct 05 19:39:10 2006 SAPER [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Subject:	RE: AW: [rt.cpan.org #21866] use of unitialized value in split
Date:	Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:38:50 +0200
To:	bug-Sys-Syslog [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	Sébastien Aperghis-Tramoni <saper [...] cpan.org>

Marcus Schommler wrote: Show quoted text

> I did try a completely new installation of postgrey 1.27. When I ran into > the first problem trying to start it, I found a google answer referring to > aproblem im Syslog 0.16. So I decided to upgrade to 0.18 to see if this > fixes the problems.

Yes, Sys::Syslog 0.16 was wrong and broke several software. Version 0.17 corrected the problem. Show quoted text

> Well, it did not but in the meantime I managed to get postgrey running. > There were some other prerequisites (user rights) missing that the program > was not very talkative about.

Ok, so that's good news then. -- Sébastien Aperghis-Tramoni Close the world, txEn eht nepO.

Sat Oct 14 20:08:42 2006 SAPER [...] cpan.org - Severity Important changed to Unimportant

Fri Sep 07 09:43:05 2007 SAPER [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

This issue has been resolved with Sys::Syslog 0.19 Thanks for reporting this bug. -- Close the world, txEn eht nepO.

Fri Sep 07 09:43:07 2007 SAPER [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'

Fri Sep 07 09:43:28 2007 SAPER [...] cpan.org - Fixed in 0.19 added