Gdb Bug ? e showing \e in core file and/or attactch program.

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Hi,

here is a small program. when, when i am debugging, <and analyzing
core> it shows me All e replaced by \e <Correction, I doubt Not All e,
but some e.> here is the sample program and output.

Is this gdb Bug ? <on AIX>
<please note : i am unable to check this on latest version of gdb.>

bash-3.00$ cat test.c
#include<stdio.h>
#include<memory.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#include<unistd.h>
int main ()
{
char *some_array="mera naam raxit hain, these are more eeeeeee";
printf("\n Just printing Array Whroooooooom =  %s",some_array);
memcpy(0x0,0x0,10000);/* Intentional */
sleep(10);
printf("Run Successfully...Buggy ");
return 0;
}

bash-3.00$ gcc -v
Using built-in specs.
Target: powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0
Configured with: ../configure --with-as=/usr/bin/as --with-ld=/usr/bin/
ld --disable-nls --enable-languages=c,c++ --prefix=/opt/freeware --
enable-threads --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --host=powerpc-
ibm-aix5.3.0.0
Thread model: aix
gcc version 4.0.0


bash-3.00$ gcc test.c -g3 -Wall
test.c: In function 'main':
test.c:9: warning: null argument where non-null required (argument 1)
test.c:9: warning: null argument where non-null required (argument 2)




bash-3.00$ gdb a.out
GNU gdb 6.0
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you are
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conditions.
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There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for
details.
This GDB was configured as "powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0"...
(gdb) b 8
Breakpoint 1 at 0x1000053c: file test.c, line 8.
(gdb) r
Starting program: /usr1/armor/102/Raxit/a.out

Breakpoint 1, main () at test.c:8
8       printf("\n Just printing Array Whroooooooom =
%s",some_array);
(gdb) p some_array
$1 = 0x10007670 "m\era naam raxit hain, th\es\e ar\e mor\e \e\e\e\e\e\e
\e"
(gdb) quit
The program is running.  Exit anyway? (y or n) y

Any Idea, ?

-Raxit
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