[Python-Dev] troubling math bug under IRIX 6.5

Tim Peters tim.one@home.com
Thu, 15 Feb 2001 03:35:00 -0500


[Flying Cougar Burnette]
> 'uname -a' tells me I'm running plain old 6.5 on my R10k O2 with
> version 7.3.1.1m of the sgi compiler.
> ...
> I just hopped onto a co-worker's machine that has version 7.3.1.2m of
> the compiler, remade everything, and the problem is gone.

Oh, of course.  Why didn't you say so?  Micro-micro version 7.3.1.2m of the
SGI compiler fixed a bus error when doing int->float conversion.

What?  You don't believe me?  Harrumph -- you just proved it <wink>.

thanks-for-playing-and-pick-up-a-fabulous-prize-at-the-door-ly y'rs  - tim