[MacPorts] #50350: rsync crashes: malloc error: "pointer being freed was not allocated"

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Tue Jan 19 07:08:19 PST 2016


#50350: rsync crashes: malloc error: "pointer being freed was not allocated"
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  Reporter:  me@…    |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal  |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports   |    Version:  2.3.4
Resolution:          |   Keywords:
      Port:  rsync   |
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Comment (by cameron.layne@…):

 I have the same problem.

 For me, it appears when I add the 'X' rsync option to copy extended
 attributes.

 {{{
 # Successful case
 # -------------------
 $ rsync -aP remoteserver:/sample-data .
 receiving incremental file list
 sample-data/
 sample-data/foo.txt
               7 100%    6.84kB/s    0:00:00 (xfr#1, to-chk=2/4)
 sample-data/hello.txt
              14 100%   13.67kB/s    0:00:00 (xfr#2, to-chk=1/4)
 sample-data/mydate.txt
              29 100%   28.32kB/s    0:00:00 (xfr#3, to-chk=0/4)

 # Now the error
 # -------------------
 $ rsync -aXP remoteserver:/sample-data .
 receiving incremental file list
 sample-data/
 sample-data/foo.txt
               7 100%    6.84kB/s    0:00:00 (xfr#1, to-chk=2/4)
 sample-data/hello.txt
              14 100%   13.67kB/s    0:00:00 (xfr#2, to-chk=1/4)
 rsync(2689,0x7fff7bbac300) malloc: *** error for object 0x7fa300600070:
 pointer being freed was not allocated
 *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
 rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (157 bytes received so far)
 [generator]
 rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(226)
 [generator=3.1.2]

 }}}

 {{{
 $ port installed rsync
 The following ports are currently installed:
   rsync @3.1.1_0
   rsync @3.1.2_0 (active)
 $ rsync --version
 rsync  version 3.1.2  protocol version 31
 }}}

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