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Description of problem:
Upstream regression in xkbcomp commit 9887842e33174a6e98675b912e419c711dd20c0f. A performance optimization commit caused the read buffer to not be reset on a new file if a parse error occurs and the new scanchar() function keeps returning characters from the old file.

This prevents the symbols.dir directory listing from being generated properly for the xkeyboard-config build. When xkbcomp is called by the build, it is called in the git tree. The Makefiles in that tree cause the above errors.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
xorg-x11-xkb-utils-7.7-3.el6

How reproducible:
rpmbuild --rebuild xkeyboard-config-nvr.src.rpm. The symbols.dir should be around 11000 lines.

Direct call
xkbcomp -lfhlpR "path/to/xkeyboard-config.git/symbols/*"

Again, the output should be around 11000 lines. The current truncated output is between 50 and 250 lines, depending on the version of xkeyboard-config.

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux release.  Product
Management has requested further review of this request by
Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red Hat
Enterprise Linux release for currently deployed products.
This request is not yet committed for inclusion in a release.

MODIFIED

xorg-x11-xkb-utils-7.7-4.el6 is available in brew

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0305.html