[OctDev] arpack: eigs crash with octave 3.0.5 compiled with --enable-64

[Jaroslav Hajek]

On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Alexander
Barth<barth.alexander at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Alexander
> Barth<barth.alexander at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 3:51 PM, David Bateman<dbateman at dbateman.org> wrote:
>>> Jaroslav Hajek wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Do we? In fact, I think the Fortran standard requires the default
>>>> REAL, INTEGER and LOGICAL to be of equal size (numeric storage unit).
>>>> So, only some combinations of these flags are conforming in general. I
>>>> do not think Octave needs to be bulletproof in this regard, at least
>>>> not until a real need arises from practice. When you're altering the
>>>> sizes of default types, you're often breaking standard-conformance,
>>>> and you're therefore supposed to know what you're doing. Anyway, a
>>>> common practical advice is to avoid LOGICALs in external interfaces at
>>>> all and just use INTEGERs.
>>>>
>>>> cheers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Then the pgf90 compiler with the -i8 flag is not standards compliant. Given
>>> that, then yes just using octave_idx_type is the right thing
>>>
>>> D.
>>
>>
>> Sorry, forgot the attachement.
>>
>> Alex
>>
>
> Hi all,
> Will my patch by applied? Is it now OK?
>
> Thanks
> Alex
>

Please include also a ChangeLog entry, I'll apply it then.

regards

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RNDr. Jaroslav Hajek
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Aeronautical Research and Test Institute (VZLU)
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