get segmentation fault with SDTS dem data

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GRASS:/ext2e/data/GRASSDATA/princeton_dem > v.in.sdts catd=4429CATD.DDF output=test
Processing CATD module
Processing STAT module
Processing IDEN module
Processing XREF module
Processing IREF module
Error:
Unable to process composite modules.  Continuing.
Processing manifold: DEM1
Processing LE module: 4429LDEF.DDF Illegal Tag =  LDEF
Illegal Tag =  LDEF
Illegal Tag =  LDEF
Illegal Tag =  LDEF
Illegal Tag =  LDEF
Illegal Tag =  LDEF
Illegal Tag =  LDEF
Illegal Tag =  LDEF
Illegal Tag =  LDEF
Illegal Tag =  LDEF
Illegal Tag =  LDEF
Illegal Tag =  LDEF

Segmentation fault
GRASS:/ext2e/data/GRASSDATA/princeton_dem > r.in.gdal input=4429CATD.DDF output=test
Segmentation fault
GRASS:/ext2e/data/GRASSDATA/princeton_dem >
I had initially assumed that this data was raster data being new to grass.  So I
ran it with r.in.gdal and got a segmentation fault.  I did some tracing and it
crashes with a segmentation fault.  I am using the latest redhat 7.3.
It executes
G_no_gisinit() ;
then gisinit()
so far we have
(gdb) bt
#0  gisinit () at gisinit.c:82
#1  0x08049cfb in G_no_gisinit () at gisinit.c:58
#2  0x080494ca in main (argc=3, argv=0xbfffe114) at main.c:88
#3  0x42017589 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6

Then back to:
 G_no_gisinit () at gisinit.c:60
60          return 0;
(gdb) bt
#0  G_no_gisinit () at gisinit.c:60
#1  0x080494ca in main (argc=3, argv=0xbfffe114) at main.c:88
#2  0x42017589 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6
(gdb)

and then back to:
main (argc=3, argv=0xbfffe114) at main.c:91
91          argv[0] = cmdName;

then  to:
254         if ((value = G__getenv(name)))
(gdb) bt
#0  G_getenv (name=0x8057b70 "GISBASE") at env.c:254
#1  0x08049c74 in G_gisbase () at gisbase.c:15
#2  0x0804947d in pgm_name (pgm=0xbfffdc90 "", dir=0x8057a5d "cmd",
name=0xbffff8fc "r.in.gdal") at main.c:59
#3  0x0804950b in main (argc=3, argv=0xbfffe114) at main.c:123
#4  0x42017589 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6

Then this is where it soon crashes:
(gdb) step
G__getenv (name=0x8057b70 "GISBASE") at env.c:268
268         if (strcmp (name, "GISBASE") == 0)
(gdb)
269             return getenv (name);
(gdb)

Program received signal SIGTRAP, Trace/breakpoint trap.
Cannot remove breakpoints because program is no longer writable.
It might be running in another process.
Further execution is probably impossible.
0x40000b50 in _start () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
(gdb) bt
#0  0x40000b50 in _start () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2

This crashed in a different place than it did when I ran it before.  It crashed
when it was execve a program.  The data I am using is the SDTS data for the
princeton quad in the state of Alabama.