[SciPy-dev] Check reading the nested fields of a nested array

[Travis Oliphant]

Nils Wagner wrote:
> Nils Wagner wrote:
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>> Travis Oliphant wrote:
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>>> Nils Wagner wrote:
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>>>> 0.9.7.2404 on a 64 bit system
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>>>> numpy.test(1,10) results in
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>>>> Check reading the nested fields of a nested array (1st level)*** glibc 
>>>> detected *** malloc(): memory corruption (fast): 0x00000000007dee40 ***
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>>> Can you check to see which check-in caused the problem.  Go back to 
>>> revision 2403, 2402, and so forth.
>>>
>>> Also, please remove the build directory and the installed numpy to be 
>>> sure changes to the C-API are not causing problems.
>>>
>>> The trace-back is not really giving a clue.  Perhaps if you ran under 
>>> valgrind better help could be given.  Are there any warnings emmitted 
>>> during compilation?
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>>> Could somebody else with a 64-bit system verify?
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> BTW, the problem is not restricted to 64-bit systems. I just installed 
> the latest svn version of numpy
> on a 32-bit system and got
> Check reading the nested fields of a nested array (1st level)*** glibc 
> detected *** free(): invalid next size (fast): 0x081d5870 ***
> Abort
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>   
Please remove your installation of numpy and your build directory and 
try again.  I do not get these errors.  

The copyswap function changed arguments and appears to be at the root of 
these problems.

-Travis