[bug #66499] Parameter for option -j seems not to be validated and can cause hangs

Heiko Eißfeldt <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.make.bugs
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URL:
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                 Summary: Parameter for option -j seems not to be validated
and can cause hangs
                   Group: make
               Submitter: hexcoder
               Submitted: Sat 30 Nov 2024 11:06:09 AM UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Bug
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: 4.4.1
        Operating System: POSIX-Based
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None


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Date: Sat 30 Nov 2024 11:06:09 AM UTC By: Heiko Eißfeldt <hexcoder>
Any number bigger than 65536 for -j causes make 4.4.1 to hang without any
warning or error message.
That should be reproducible with any Makefile.









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