$ make ./stackoverflow_segv entry point: 0x0a0e97e0 welcome back $ # however, when executing binray from shell... $ ./stackoverflow_segv entry point: 0x0916b7e0 Segmentation fault (core dumped) # some information about the system $ cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 12.04 LTS \n \l $ uname -a Linux matevm-dev 3.2.0-23-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 20:41:14 UTC 2012 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux $ ghc --version The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 7.4.1 $ gcc --version gcc (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) 4.6.3 Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. $ make --version GNU Make 3.81 Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. This program built for i686-pc-linux-gnu $ ghc-pkg list /var/lib/ghc/package.conf.d: Cabal-1.14.0 array-0.4.0.0 base-4.5.0.0 bin-package-db-0.0.0.0 binary-0.5.1.0 bytestring-0.9.2.1 containers-0.4.2.1 deepseq-1.3.0.0 directory-1.1.0.2 extensible-exceptions-0.1.1.4 filepath-1.3.0.0 (ghc-7.4.1) ghc-prim-0.2.0.0 (haskell2010-1.1.0.1) (haskell98-2.0.0.1) hoopl-3.8.7.3 hpc-0.5.1.1 integer-gmp-0.4.0.0 old-locale-1.0.0.4 old-time-1.1.0.0 pretty-1.1.1.0 process-1.1.0.1 rts-1.0 template-haskell-2.7.0.0 time-1.4 unix-2.5.1.0 /home/lewurm/.ghc/i386-linux-7.4.1/package.conf.d: HUnit-1.2.4.2 MissingH-1.1.1.0 QuickCheck-2.4.2 binary-state-0.1.1 control-monad-exception-0.10.2 data-binary-ieee754-0.4.2.1 disassembler-0.1.0.1 failure-0.2.0.1 ghc-paths-0.1.0.8 harpy-0.4.3.0 haskell-src-1.0.1.5 heap-1.0.0 hs-java-0.2 hslogger-1.1.5 monadloc-0.6 mtl-1.1.1.1 mtl-2.1.1 network-2.3.0.13 parsec-2.1.0.1 plugins-1.5.2.1 random-1.0.1.1 regex-base-0.93.2 regex-compat-0.95.1 regex-posix-0.95.1 syb-0.3.6.1 transformers-0.3.0.0 utf8-string-0.3.7