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Ticket #9053 (assigned defect)

Opened 2 years ago

Last modified 12 months ago

BUG gmp: crash in config.guess due to mfpvr instruction

Reported by: vincent-opdarw@… Owned by: gwright@…
Priority: Low Milestone: Port Bugs
Component: ports Version: 1.0
Keywords: Cc: vincent-opdarw@…, gwright@…, boeyms@…, ryandesign@…
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Description

On my Power Mac G5, a crash occurs in config.guess, due to a generated code that contains the mfpvr instruction. This crash can be noticed (and is then annoying) when CrashReporter's developer mode has been enabled.

I think this can be fixed by trapping the corresponding signal (SIGILL?), but I can't currently try because my Mac is under repair.

Change History

Changed 2 years ago by vincent-opdarw@…

I forgot to say: the fix must be a DarwinPorts patch since upstream doesn't want this bug to be fixed (see gmp-bugs mailing-list, thread "crash in config.guess on Power Mac G5 under Mac OS X 10.4.6").

Changed 2 years ago by gwright@…

  • owner changed from darwinports-bugs@… to gwright@…

I'll take a look.

-Greg

Changed 2 years ago by gwright@…

  • status changed from new to assigned

Changed 2 years ago by gwright@…

Vincent,

I have read the exchange in the gmp-bugs mailing list. Does this problem _prevent_ building a working gmp library if the CrashReporter's developer mode is disabled? Or is a proper error code returned by the shell and the configuration procedure continues?

Greg

Changed 2 years ago by vincent-opdarw@…

(In reply to comment #3)

I have read the exchange in the gmp-bugs mailing list. Does this problem _prevent_ building a working gmp library if the CrashReporter's developer mode is disabled?

I think that the building goes on normally (ditto if CrashReporter's developer mode is enabled, except that one has this annoying window).

Changed 18 months ago by pipping@…

  • milestone set to Port Bugs

Changed 16 months ago by boeyms@…

  • cc vincent-opdarw@…, gwright@…, boeyms@… added

Adding reporter, assignee and myself to Cc: list. Can either of you confirm whether or not bug exists in the current version of the gmp port?

Changed 16 months ago by vinc17@…

Yes, it still exists. BTW, several months ago, I tried to solve the problem by trapping the signal, but though the signal was trapped, I still got the CrashReporter window appearing.

Changed 12 months ago by ryandesign@…

  • cc ryandesign@… added
  • priority changed from Expected to Low

Since the build does succeed, and the Crash Reporter window is merely an annoyance, fixing this is low-priority.

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