R devel - Oct 2003 - Bus error (PR#4623)

Full_Name: Elie Saliba
Version: 1.8.0
OS: Solaris 9
Submission from: (NULL) (152.15.81.169)


Hello,

We just compiled R 1.8.0 using gcc 3.2.2 (32 bit) without any error messages but
then
when we try to run it, it dumps a core when using something like plot and so
on.
(i.e, R>plot(rnorm(100),rnorm(100))

The error message is "Bus Error"

Any suggstions on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
ehsaliba@uncc.edu

This is a known problem with gcc 3.2.2 (not with R, though it  is 
mentioned in the R documention). You need at least gcc 3.2.3 (or stick 
with the gcc 2.x series) on Solaris.

Paul Gilbert

ehsaliba@uncc.edu wrote:
> Full_Name: Elie Saliba
> Version: 1.8.0
> OS: Solaris 9
> Submission from: (NULL) (152.15.81.169)
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> We just compiled R 1.8.0 using gcc 3.2.2 (32 bit) without any error
messages but
> then
> when we try to run it, it dumps a core when using something like plot and
so
> on.
> (i.e, R>plot(rnorm(100),rnorm(100))
> 
> The error message is "Bus Error"
> 
> Any suggstions on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> ehsaliba@uncc.edu
> 
> ______________________________________________
> R-devel@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list
> https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
>

On Fri, 17 Oct 2003, Paul Gilbert wrote:
> This is a known problem with gcc 3.2.2 (not with R, though it  is 
> mentioned in the R documention). You need at least gcc 3.2.3 (or stick 
> with the gcc 2.x series) on Solaris.
Once again, it is a problem only with 32-bit 3.2.1 and 3.2.2, as the
R-admin manual says. 3.0.x and 3.1.x and 3.2 are all fine.

Given that 3.3.1 is now current, it seems strange that so many people are
using 3.2.1/2.
> 
> Paul Gilbert
> 
> ehsaliba@uncc.edu wrote:
> > Full_Name: Elie Saliba
> > Version: 1.8.0
> > OS: Solaris 9
> > Submission from: (NULL) (152.15.81.169)
> > 
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > We just compiled R 1.8.0 using gcc 3.2.2 (32 bit) without any error
messages but
> > then
> > when we try to run it, it dumps a core when using something like plot
and so
> > on.
> > (i.e, R>plot(rnorm(100),rnorm(100))
> > 
> > The error message is "Bus Error"
> > 
> > Any suggstions on how to fix this problem would be greatly
appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > ehsaliba@uncc.edu
> > 
> > ______________________________________________
> > R-devel@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list
> > https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
> >
> 
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> 
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