Re: SignalCode 8

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From: Cindy Glass
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 17:38

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In article <AeWI0fa00awJ8YrURt@andrew.cmu.edu> cy0q+@andrew.cmu.edu (Chad O. Yoshikawa) writes:
>Does anyone have information concerning the error:SignalCode 8? From the
>signal.h include file it appears to be a floating point exception.
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Chad

Hello Chad,

 A Signal 8 - SIGFPE - is Floating-point exception. Overflow has occurred 
or a zero divisor is used in a floating point divide.

 This signal, is a termination signal and also produces a core dump of 
your process.

 Hope this helps.

  Cindy
   cfg@cray.com

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Subject: Re: SignalCode 8
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