Re: Just installed on WIn7 and segfault occurs

[Philip Nienhuis]

Nicholas Jankowski-2 wrote
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Nicholas Jankowski <

> jankowskin@

> >wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Allan Smith <

> tsrplatelayer@

> > > wrote:
>>
>>> I have just refurbed a computer to purely to run an Octave prog which
>>> may
>>> need to run for a long time.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> I installed Win 7 and fully updated it.****
>>>
>>> I installed Jave RTE****
>>>
>>> I installed C++ dll****
>>>
>>> I installed the 7 zip program.****
>>>
>>> I downloaded the Octave3.6.1_gcc4.6.2_20120303,tz and uncompressed it
>>> into c:\octave****
>>>
>>> I downloaded the Octave3.6.1_gcc4.6.2_pkgs_20120303.7z file and
>>> uncompressed it into c:\octave****
>>>
>>> I copied the 2 shortcuts to my desktop.****
>>>
>>> I launched Octave – no problem****
>>>
>>> I carried out the re-builds:****
>>>
>>> pkg rebuild –auto****
>>>
>>> pkg rebuild –noauto ad windows****
>>>
>>> pkg rebuild –noauto nan****
>>>
>>> pkg rebuild –noauto gsl****
>>>
>>> pkg rebuild –auto java****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> all went well.****
>>>
>>> Closed and re-opened Octave – it started up and give a stack of
>>> ‘warnings’ then a prompt.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> My Octave programme is in c:\test****
>>>
>>> octave:1>  cd c:\test****
>>>
>>> octave:2> ls****
>>>
>>> { directory listing appears here – so all appears to be well}****
>>>
>>> octave:3> RUN_ALL****
>>>
>>> panic: Segmentation violation  --  stopping myself...****
>>>
>>> attempting to save variables to ‘octave-core’,,,****
>>>
>>> save to ‘octave-core’ complete ****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> I tried running in XP compatible and Administrator modes – same
>>> problem**
>>> **
>>>
>>> Dump is attached****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Any advice would be appreciated.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Allan Smith****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
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>> ok, since everything seems fine until you execute the script, what's in
>> the RUN_ALL script?
>>
> 
> Sorry, forgot to include the mailing list.
> 
> 2nd question, is there a reason you used the 3.6.1 instead of 3.6.2
> version?
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20Windows%20binaries/Octave%203.6.2%20for%20Windows%20MinGW%20installer/
> 
> maybe it's a bug that was fixed...

Yes, I suspect this bug:

http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?35769

Philip



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