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Article #122Re: LatToGeom core dumps
From: Robert Skinner
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 00:29
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 00:29
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In article <dieter.715519092@sun-3>, dieter@sun-3.cs.uct.ac.za (Dieter Polzin) writes: |> I have recently started using explorer. I wrote a module to read data from a |> file into a 2D uniform lattice. This lattice and another of the same size |> are fed into DisplaceLat which is then fed into LatToGeom. On the first run |> everything works fine. But if I then go change the scale in DisplaceLat or |> change something in LatToGeom, the latter usually core dumps. I must say that |> I am using a big lattice (dims[0] = dims[1] = 300) but the strange thing is |> that it used to work a few weeks back. We have, however, installed IRIX 4.0.2 |> in the meantime, could that be the problem? |> I am aware that the problem could be with my module, but after its fired the |> first time I usually don't use it again. If I fire LatToGeom more than once |> though, it is likely to core dump. All manner of weird and wonderful things are possible with shared memory. I tried the same thing with GenLat as a source, and didn't have any problem. Set up GenLat to the primitive type and numDataVars that simulate your module, and if it works for you, then it must be your module. -- Robert Skinner robert@sgi.com "The sendmail configuration file is one of those files that looks like someone beat their head on the keyboard. After working with it... I can see why!" -- Harry Skelton (harry@usrgrp)
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Newsgroups: comp.graphics.explorer Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!darwin.sura.net!sgiblab!sgigate!odin!texas.asd.sgi.com!robert From: robert@texas.asd.sgi.com (Robert Skinner) Subject: Re: LatToGeom core dumps Message-ID: <1992Sep4.002936.27379@odin.corp.sgi.com> Sender: news@odin.corp.sgi.com (Net News) Nntp-Posting-Host: texas.asd.sgi.com Reply-To: robert@sgi.com Organization: Silicon Graphics Inc., Advanced Systems Division References: <dieter.715519092@sun-3> Distribution: global Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 00:29:36 GMT Lines: 30