From bug-octave-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Thu Feb 12 15:49:23 1998
Subject: Compiling octave on a ppc
From: saludes at cvc dot uab dot es (Saludes)
To: bug-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:29:44 +0100


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I'm trying to get a running octave on a PowerMac 7600/132.
Compilation runs ok (with warnings) and octave works ok as far as I 
can see;
But in some particular expressions, it exits without complaint after giving
the right answer and displaying the next prompt.
I think this happens when computing an expression involving a binary operator
on two *literal numerics or chars*. A workaround is to assign a literal to a variable and then
compute using this variable.

I've attached below some examples and the system configuration.
Looking forward to your suggestions,

--Jordi Saludes
saludes at cvc dot uab dot es


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[saludes at verisleny saludes]$
* Machinew configuration:

Linux 2.0.30-osfmach3 #1 Wed Nov 12 16:06:55 PST 1997 ppc

* Examples showing the bug:

octave
Octave, version 2.0.9 (powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu).
Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton.
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details, type `warranty'.

octave:1> 2+3
ans = 5
octave:2> 					# EXITS!
[saludes at verisleny saludes]$ octave
Octave, version 2.0.9 (powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu).
Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton.
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details, type `warranty'.

octave:1> a=2
a = 2
octave:2> a+3					# fine
ans = 5
octave:3> sin(2/3)
ans = 0.61837
octave:4> 					# EXITS!
[saludes at verisleny saludes]$ octave
Octave, version 2.0.9 (powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu).
Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton.
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details, type `warranty'.

octave:1> x=2
x = 2
octave:2> sin(x/3)
ans = 0.61837					# fine
octave:3> [2 3]
ans =

  2  3

octave:4> 					# EXITS!
[saludes at verisleny saludes]$ octave
Octave, version 2.0.9 (powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu).
Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton.
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details, type `warranty'.

octave:1> b=3
b = 3
octave:2> [b 4; 5 6]
ans =						# fine

  3  4
  5  6

octave:3> "a"+0
error: invalid conversion from string to real matrix
octave:3> ["a" "bcd"]
ans = abcd					# EXITS!
octave:4> 
[saludes at verisleny saludes]$ 



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