* generic/tclVar.c (TclObjLookupVar): [Bug 735335] temporary fix,

	disabling usage of tclNsVarNameType.
	* tests/var.test (var-15.1): test for [Bug 735335]

3 files changed, 35 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 650ae6c..6d50b25 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-05-12  Miguel Sofer <msofer@users.sf.net>
+
+	* generic/tclVar.c (TclObjLookupVar): [Bug 735335] temporary fix,
+	disabling usage of tclNsVarNameType.
+	* tests/var.test (var-15.1): test for [Bug 735335]
+
 2003-05-10  Jeff Hobbs  <jeffh@ActiveState.com>
 
 	* win/tclWinSerial.c (SerialCloseProc): correct mem leak on
diff --git a/generic/tclVar.c b/generic/tclVar.c
index aab35cc..94afe41 100644
--- a/generic/tclVar.c
+++ b/generic/tclVar.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
  * of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  *
- * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclVar.c,v 1.72 2003/04/28 12:34:31 dkf Exp $
+ * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclVar.c,v 1.73 2003/05/12 17:20:41 msofer Exp $
  */
 
 #include "tclInt.h"
@@ -551,6 +551,17 @@ TclObjLookupVar(interp, part1Ptr, part2, flags, msg, createPart1, createPart2,
 	procPtr->refCount++;
 	part1Ptr->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr1 = (VOID *) procPtr;
 	part1Ptr->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr2 = (VOID *) index;
+#if 0
+    /*
+     * TEMPORARYLY DISABLED tclNsVarNameType
+     *
+     * This is a stop-gap fix for [Bug 735335]; it may not address the 
+     * real issue (which I haven't pinned down yet), but it avoids the 
+     * segfault in the test case.
+     * This optimisation will hopefully be turned back on soon.
+     *      Miguel Sofer, 2003-05-12
+     */
+
     } else if (index > -3) {
 	Namespace *nsPtr;
     
@@ -559,6 +570,7 @@ TclObjLookupVar(interp, part1Ptr, part2, flags, msg, createPart1, createPart2,
 	part1Ptr->typePtr = &tclNsVarNameType;
 	part1Ptr->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr1 = (VOID *) nsPtr;
 	part1Ptr->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr2 = (VOID *) varPtr;
+#endif
     } else {
 	/*
 	 * At least mark part1Ptr as already parsed.
diff --git a/tests/var.test b/tests/var.test
index 7fff348..8969384 100644
--- a/tests/var.test
+++ b/tests/var.test
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 # of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 #
-# RCS: @(#) $Id: var.test,v 1.21 2003/03/24 00:49:00 msofer Exp $
+# RCS: @(#) $Id: var.test,v 1.22 2003/05/12 17:20:41 msofer Exp $
 #
 
 if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
@@ -680,6 +680,21 @@ test var-14.1 {array names syntax} -body {
     array names foo bar baz snafu
 } -returnCodes 1 -match glob -result *
 
+test var-15.1 {segfault in [unset], [Bug 735335]} {
+    proc A { name } {
+	upvar $name var
+	set var $name
+    }
+    #
+    # Note that the variable name has to be 
+    # unused previously for the segfault to
+    # be triggered.
+    #
+    namespace eval test A useSomeUnlikelyNameHere
+    namespace eval test unset useSomeUnlikelyNameHere
+} {}
+
+
 catch {namespace delete ns}
 catch {unset arr}
 catch {unset v}