[MATRIX-SIG] Bug report - seg-fault
Martin Holz
holz@zib.de
Tue, 12 Aug 1997 14:21:00 +0200
Timothy A. Hochberg writes:
>
> I think I've found a fix for the problem, although I admit to not fully
> understanding it. Here's what I've figured out:
>
> a) It never happens for sizes < 4 (e.g., zeros((0,3)) * zeros((0,3))
> always works). This probably varies from machine to machine.
>
> b) For larger sizes, it doesn't always fail. I'd be interested in hearing
> from those of you for whom it didn't crash before as to whether it
> crashes if you repeat zeros((0,1000)) * zeros((0,1000)) several times.
You are right. Python does not crash at ones((0,1))*ones((0,4), but
crashes, if I call zeros((0,1000)) * zeros((0,1000)).
I use Solaris 2.5 and gcc 2.7.2.1
Tschuess
Martin
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