[BusyBox 0002444]: fdisk: busybox-1.9.1; loops changing the partition type from 83(linux) to 82(swap)

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http://busybox.net/bugs/view.php?id=2444 
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Reported By:                aldleonm
Assigned To:                BusyBox
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Project:                    BusyBox
Issue ID:                   2444
Category:                   Other
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
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Date Submitted:             03-06-2008 03:02 PST
Last Modified:              03-06-2008 03:28 PST
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Summary:                    fdisk: busybox-1.9.1; loops changing the partition
type from 83(linux) to 82(swap)
Description: 
Im running slackware-12, busybox non-static with glibc-2.5.

i run fdisk against /dev/sda, ( havent tried any other ), create
partition, change type
and it loops asking for a type. 

png image from vmware with GDB output, and config file are attached.
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 aldleonm - 03-06-08 03:28  
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CONFIG_FEATURE_BUFFERS_USE_MALLOC and CONFIG_NITPICK where on,
now, they are off, it works :) 

Issue History 
Date Modified   Username       Field                    Change               
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03-06-08 03:02  aldleonm       New Issue                                    
03-06-08 03:02  aldleonm       Status                   new => assigned     
03-06-08 03:02  aldleonm       Assigned To               => BusyBox         
03-06-08 03:02  aldleonm       File Added: t.tar.gz                         
03-06-08 03:28  aldleonm       Note Added: 0005594                          
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