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Fix crash on listing when nested noexpand macros are used Macros flagged noexpand were causing a segfault during listing. The problem was incorrect accounting for nesting levels for noexpand macros causing the listing handler to fall off the end of the program in certain circumstances and in other circumstances it would fail to suppress expansion. Both the segfault in the case of misbehaviour and the misbhaviour itself are corrected with this update. If you do not use nested noexpand macros, this bug has no effect.
author William Astle <lost@l-w.ca>
date Sat, 25 May 2013 13:35:46 -0600
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