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bug #58244: [octave forge] (parallel) compilation warnings during build with version 6

Submitter:  A.R. Burgers <arb>
Submitted:  Sun 26 Apr 2020 08:06:33 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  Octave Package Severity:  2 - Minor
Priority:  3 - Low Item Group:  Installation Failure
Status:  Confirmed Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  Open/Closed:  * Open
Release:  * dev Operating System:  * GNU/Linux
Fixed Release:  None Planned Release:  None
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Sun 10 May 2020 07:03:04 PM UTC, comment #4: 

I'd say this is related.

The parallel package with octave-6 seems to still use error_state based handling (src/error-helpers.h in the parallel package). The code will work, but run-time errors will not be detected because error_state is always 0 (Hence the warnings).

The configure script tests for the new exception based error handling, but the parallel package doesn't seem to use it.

A.R. Burgers <arb>
Tue 05 May 2020 07:45:56 PM UTC, comment #3: 

That seems like a separate unrelated bug report, please report that so it doesn't get lost.

Mike Miller <mtmiller>
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Wed 29 Apr 2020 09:50:58 AM UTC, comment #2: 

so it appears that 4.0.0 with octave-6 and later does not throw errors yet. e.g.


pkg load parallel;
pkg_ver = ver('parallel')
ver = version

vec = 1:2;
try
  cf_out = arrayfun(@(x) x(2), vec)
catch me
  fprintf('arrayfun threw an error\n');
end

try
  pcf_out = pararrayfun(3, @(x) x(2), vec)
catch me
  fprintf('pararrayfun threw an error\n');
end


with 5.2.1 and 3.1.3 both arrayfun and pararrayfun throw errors:


pkg_ver = scalar structure containing the fields:
    Name = parallel
    Version = 3.1.3
    Release = [](0x0)
    Date = 2018-08-03
ver = 5.2.1

arrayfun threw an error
parcellfun: 0/2 jobs done
warning: parcellfun: unhandled error in subprocess 2

pararrayfun threw an error


with 6.0.0 and 4.0.0 arrayfun throws an error in this example, and pararrayfun does not and produces output. pararrayfun does provide more informative error messages on what went wrong in the children than 3.1.3


pkg_ver = scalar structure containing the fields:
    Name = parallel
    Version = 4.0.0
    Release = [](0x0)
    Date = 2020-04-11

ver = 6.0.1
arrayfun threw an error
error: x(2): out of bound 1
error: x(2): out of bound 1
pcf_out =
  -1  -1


A.R. Burgers <arb>
Mon 27 Apr 2020 06:53:42 PM UTC, comment #1: 

Yes.

Mike Miller <mtmiller>
Group Member
Sun 26 Apr 2020 08:06:33 AM UTC, original submission:  

While building the parallel package with 4.0.0 and octave 6.0.1/7.0.0, gcc 9.3.0 I get multiple warnings like these. Is that expected?


In file included from select.cc:25:
error-helpers.h:121:13: warning: 'error_state' is deprecated: [6]: this variable is obsolete and always has the value 0 [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
  121 |             error_state = 0; \


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    Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
    2020-04-27 mtmiller Severity3 - Normal 2 - Minor
        Priority5 - Normal 3 - Low
        Item GroupBuild Failure Installation Failure
        StatusNone Confirmed
        Release6.0.90 dev
        Summary[octave-forge](parallel) 4.0.0: compilation warnings during build with 6.0.1 [octave forge] (parallel) compilation warnings during build with version 6

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