Tim Peters writes: | [Flying Cougar Burnette] | > ... | > >>> 4 * math.exp(-0.5) | > Bus error (core dumped) | | Now let's look at the important <wink> part: | | > (tommy@mace)/u0/tommy/pycvs/python/dist/src$ ./python | > Python 2.1a2 (#2, Feb 13 2001, 09:49:17) [C] on irix6 | ^^^^^ figgered as much... | | The first thing to try on any SGI box is to recompile Python with | optimization turned off. After that confirms it's the compiler's fault, we | can try to figure out where it's screwing up. Do either of these blow up | too? | | >>> 4 * 0.60653065971263342 | >>> 4.0 * math.exp(-0.5) yup. | | > is it just me? | | Yup. So long as you use SGI software, it always will be <wink>. | | and-i-say-that-as-an-sgi-shareholder-ly y'rs - tim one these days sgi... Pow! Right to the Moon! ;) Okay, I recompiled after blanking OPT= in Makefile and things now work. This is where I start swearing "But, this has never happened to me before!" and the kind, gentle response is "Don't worry, it happens to lots of guys..." ;) And the next step is... ?