[Numpy-discussion] Debug memory block at address p=0x2ba5928: API 'm'

[Bruce Southey]

On 09/22/2011 02:44 PM, Sandro Tosi wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm running tests for numpy 1.6.1 on 2.7 -dbg flavor and I got this:
>
> .........................Debug memory block at address p=0x2ba5928: API 'm'
>      8 bytes originally requested
>      The 7 pad bytes at p-7 are FORBIDDENBYTE, as expected.
>      The 8 pad bytes at tail=0x2ba5930 are FORBIDDENBYTE, as expected.
>      The block was made by call #1253108 to debug malloc/realloc.
>      Data at p: a3 03 00 00 00 00 00 00
> Fatal Python error: bad ID: Allocated using API 'm', verified using API 'o'
> Running unit tests for numpy
> NumPy version 1.6.1
>
> and it got aborted.
>
> Running the tests with 2.6-dbg doesn't show this behavior. How can I
> help you debug it?
>
> Cheers,
All that I can tell you is that this is Ticket 1578:
http://projects.scipy.org/numpy/ticket/1578

Bruce