c/2637: string copy problem

[markus@colorplaza.com]

>Number:         2637
>Category:       c
>Synopsis:       string copy problem
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Apr 25 06:56:02 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     M. Virtanen
>Release:        gcc 2.95.3
>Organization:
>Environment:
RH Linux 6.2, glibc-2.1.22
>Description:
Following tiny example program causes seg fault.
>How-To-Repeat:
compile and execute the code.
>Fix:
If I define the string as following:
char test[40];
strcpy(test, "4444 2222 7777 8888");

it works.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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