bug: R says "Floating exception" on DEC-Alpha w/OSF1 (PR#252)
mlthomps@yayoi.mt.m-kagaku.co.jp
mlthomps@yayoi.mt.m-kagaku.co.jp
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:03:48 +0200 (MET DST)
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Dear R Development Core Team,
I've been trying to install R ver. 0.64.0 on a
Dec-Alpha machine w/OSF1.
A couple of things go wrong.
After I type "make", the installation process
bombs while trying to compile the R.binary.
It reports the following:
f77 -o ../../bin/R.binary {*** for brevity, I've deleted the =
filenames printed here ***}
ld: ../unix/libunix.a(system.o): main: multiply defined
fort: Severe: Failed while trying to link.
I got around this by adding the "-nofor_main" option to the=20
compile statement in the Makefile in ../src/main directory.
Thus, make issues the command:
f77 -nofor_main -o ../../bin/R.binary {*** again, deleted printed =
filenames ***}
That allowed the compilation to complete smoothly.
However, when I tried to run R, I got the following result:
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> R
ARGUMENT '' __ignored__
R : Copyright 1999, The R Development Core Team
Version 0.64.0 (April 8, 1999)
R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
Type "?license" or "?licence" for distribution details.
R is a collaborative project with many contributors.
Type "?contributors" for a list.
Type "demo()" for some demos, "help()" for on-line help, or
"help.start()" for a HTML browser interface to help.
Type "q()" to quit R.
Floating exception (core dumped)
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So, I tried it with the debugger dbx and got this output:
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> R --debugger dbx
dbx version 3.11.8
Type 'help' for help.
"system.c" not defined or not active
(dbx) run
R : Copyright 1999, The R Development Core Team
Version 0.64.0 (April 8, 1999)
R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
Type "?license" or "?licence" for distribution details.
R is a collaborative project with many contributors.
Type "?contributors" for a list.
Type "demo()" for some demos, "help()" for on-line help, or
"help.start()" for a HTML browser interface to help.
Type "q()" to quit R.
signal Floating point exception at [InitArithmetic:5 =
+0x17c,0x120018ddc] Source not available
(dbx) quit
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Any ideas what might be wrong and how I can get around it?
By the way, I use R on my PC without any glitches.
I'm impressed with the work you have done.
Thanks for providing such useful software,
-Mike
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Michael L. Thompson, Ph.D. | Phone: (0)86-457-2805 |
Senior Consultant on Modeling & Statistics | Fax: =
(0)86-457-2027 |
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E-mail: mlthomps@seigi2.mt.m-kagaku.co.jp
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3-10 Ushiodori, Kurashiki, Okayama 712 JAPAN
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Dear R Development Core =
Team,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I've been trying to install R ver. 0.64.0 on =
a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Dec-Alpha machine w/OSF1.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>A couple of things go wrong.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>After I type "make", the installation=20
process</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>bombs while trying to compile the =
R.binary.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>It reports the following:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> f77 -o =
.../../bin/R.binary=20
{*** for brevity, I've deleted the filenames printed here =
***}</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> ld: =20
.../unix/libunix.a(system.o): main: multiply =
defined<BR> =20
fort: Severe: Failed while trying to link.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I got around this by adding the =
"-nofor_main" option=20
to the </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>compile statement </FONT><FONT size=3D2>in the =
Makefile in=20
.../src/main directory.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thus, make issues the command:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> f77 -nofor_main -o=20
../../bin/R.binary {*** again, deleted printed filenames =
***}</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>That allowed the compilation to complete=20
smoothly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>However, when I tried to run R, I =
got the=20
following result:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000=20
size=3D2>----------------------------------------------------------------=
------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>> R<BR>ARGUMENT '' =
__ignored__</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>R : Copyright 1999, The R =
Development Core=20
Team<BR>Version 0.64.0 (April 8, 1999)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>R is free software and comes with =
ABSOLUTELY NO=20
WARRANTY.<BR>You are welcome to redistribute it under certain=20
conditions.<BR>Type "?license" or=20
"?licence" for distribution details.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>R is a collaborative project with =
many=20
contributors.<BR>Type "?contributors" for a=20
list.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Type =
"demo()" for=20
some demos, "help()" for on-line help,=20
or<BR> =
"help.start()" for a=20
HTML browser interface to help.<BR>Type =
"q()" to=20
quit R.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Floating exception (core=20
dumped)<BR></FONT>-------------------------------------------------------=
---------------</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>So, I tried it with the debugger dbx =
and got=20
this output:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000=20
size=3D2></FONT>---------------------------------------------------------=
-------------</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>> R --debugger dbx<BR>dbx version =
3.11.8<BR>Type 'help' for help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><BR>"system.c" not defined =
or not=20
active<BR>(dbx) run</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>R : Copyright 1999, The R =
Development Core=20
Team<BR>Version 0.64.0 (April 8, 1999)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>R is free software and comes with =
ABSOLUTELY NO=20
WARRANTY.<BR>You are welcome to redistribute it under certain=20
conditions.<BR>Type "?license" or=20
"?licence" for distribution details.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>R is a collaborative project with =
many=20
contributors.<BR>Type "?contributors" for a=20
list.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Type =
"demo()" for=20
some demos, "help()" for on-line help,=20
or<BR> =
"help.start()" for a=20
HTML browser interface to help.<BR>Type =
"q()" to=20
quit R.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>signal Floating point exception =
at =20
[InitArithmetic:5 =
+0x17c,0x120018ddc] Source=20
not available<BR>(dbx)=20
quit<BR></FONT>----------------------------------------------------------=
------------</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Any ideas what might be wrong and =
how I can get=20
around it?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>By the way, I use R on my PC without =
any=20
glitches.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2>I'm impressed =
with the work=20
you have done.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks for providing such useful =
software,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>-Mike</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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L. Thompson, Ph.D. | Phone: (0)86-457-2805 |<BR>Senior =
Consultant on Modeling & Statistics |=20
Fax: (0)86-457-2027 |<BR>Development =
and=20
Engineering Research Center <BR>E-mail: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:mlthomps@seigi2.mt.m-kagaku.co.jp">mlthomps@seigi2.mt.m-ka=
gaku.co.jp</A><BR> &=
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