[Numpy-discussion] Numeric on Dec Alpha

[Michel Sanner]

Hi, I posted this message on the python-list a while ago and did not hear
anything .. so I try here :)

I built Numeric on a Dec Alpha under OSF1 V4.0. I built fine but when I ran it
I witnessed strange behavior.

a = Numeric.identity(4)
a.shape = (16,)

would raise an exception about the size of the array needing to remain the same
???

Using the debugger I found in arrayobject.c:2201

        if (PyArray_As1D(&shape, (char **)&dimensions, &n, PyArray_LONG) == -1)
return NULL;

After this call shape [0] is 4 BUT shape[1] is 0 !

I changed the code to
                  if (PyArray_As1D(&shape, (char **)&dimensions, &n,
PyArray_INT) == -1) return NULL;

and got the right result.

Did anyone else run into this kind of preblems ? what is the correct way to fix
that ?

thanks

-Michel


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