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GeezerVison is showing github.com — gh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on macOS by ronaldoussoren · Pull Request #113354 · python/cpython

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The system ndbm implementation on macOS has an undocumented limitation on the size of values and can silently corrupt database files when those are exceeded.

  • Issue: ndbm can't iterate through values on OS X #74573

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pythongh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on …
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The system ndbm implementation on macOS has an undocumented limitation
on the size of values and can silently corrupt database files when those
are exceeded.
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ndbm can't iterate through values on OS X #74573
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@ronaldoussoren ronaldoussoren added needs backport to 3.11 only security fixes needs backport to 3.12 only security fixes labels Dec 23, 2023
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ronaldoussoren merged commit 593b4d8 into python:main Dec 23, 2023
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Thanks @ronaldoussoren for the PR 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.11, 3.12.
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@bedevere-app bedevere-app Bot removed the awaiting merge label Dec 23, 2023
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GH-113431 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.12 branch.
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GH-113432 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.11 branch.
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miss-islington pushed a commit to miss-islington/cpython that referenced this pull request Dec 23, 2023
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pythongh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on …
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…macOS (pythonGH-113354)

* pythongh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on macOS

The system ndbm implementation on macOS has an undocumented limitation
on the size of values and can silently corrupt database files when those
are exceeded.

(cherry picked from commit 593b4d8)

Co-authored-by: Ronald Oussoren <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Erlend E. Aasland <[email protected]>
miss-islington pushed a commit to miss-islington/cpython that referenced this pull request Dec 23, 2023
@ronaldoussoren @erlend-aasland @miss-islington
pythongh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on …
5441dd1 
…macOS (pythonGH-113354)

* pythongh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on macOS

The system ndbm implementation on macOS has an undocumented limitation
on the size of values and can silently corrupt database files when those
are exceeded.

(cherry picked from commit 593b4d8)

Co-authored-by: Ronald Oussoren <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Erlend E. Aasland <[email protected]>
@bedevere-app bedevere-app Bot removed the needs backport to 3.11 only security fixes label Dec 23, 2023
ronaldoussoren added a commit that referenced this pull request Dec 23, 2023
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[3.12] gh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on…
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… macOS (GH-113354) (#113431)

gh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on macOS (GH-113354)

* gh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on macOS

The system ndbm implementation on macOS has an undocumented limitation
on the size of values and can silently corrupt database files when those
are exceeded.

(cherry picked from commit 593b4d8)

Co-authored-by: Ronald Oussoren <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Erlend E. Aasland <[email protected]>
ronaldoussoren added a commit that referenced this pull request Dec 23, 2023
@miss-islington @ronaldoussoren @erlend-aasland
[3.11] gh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on…
478da38 
… macOS (GH-113354) (#113432)

gh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on macOS (GH-113354)

* gh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on macOS

The system ndbm implementation on macOS has an undocumented limitation
on the size of values and can silently corrupt database files when those
are exceeded.

(cherry picked from commit 593b4d8)

Co-authored-by: Ronald Oussoren <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Erlend E. Aasland <[email protected]>
ryan-duve pushed a commit to ryan-duve/cpython that referenced this pull request Dec 26, 2023
@ronaldoussoren @erlend-aasland @ryan-duve
pythongh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on …
ec7d243 
…macOS (python#113354)

* pythongh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on macOS

The system ndbm implementation on macOS has an undocumented limitation
on the size of values and can silently corrupt database files when those
are exceeded.

Co-authored-by: Erlend E. Aasland <[email protected]>
kulikjak pushed a commit to kulikjak/cpython that referenced this pull request Jan 22, 2024
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pythongh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on …
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…macOS (python#113354)

* pythongh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on macOS

The system ndbm implementation on macOS has an undocumented limitation
on the size of values and can silently corrupt database files when those
are exceeded.

Co-authored-by: Erlend E. Aasland <[email protected]>
aisk pushed a commit to aisk/cpython that referenced this pull request Feb 11, 2024
@ronaldoussoren @erlend-aasland @aisk
pythongh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on …
fe8f87f 
…macOS (python#113354)

* pythongh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on macOS

The system ndbm implementation on macOS has an undocumented limitation
on the size of values and can silently corrupt database files when those
are exceeded.

Co-authored-by: Erlend E. Aasland <[email protected]>
Glyphack pushed a commit to Glyphack/cpython that referenced this pull request Sep 2, 2024
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pythongh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on …
589da93 
…macOS (python#113354)

* pythongh-74573: document that ndbm can silently corrupt databases on macOS

The system ndbm implementation on macOS has an undocumented limitation
on the size of values and can silently corrupt database files when those
are exceeded.

Co-authored-by: Erlend E. Aasland <[email protected]>
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