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bug #32479: Octave core dumps if the history file isn't accessible on quit

Submitted by:  David Strauss <davidstrauss>
Submitted on:  Mon 14 Feb 2011 08:41:59 PM UTC  
 
Category: NoneSeverity: 3 - Normal
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Segfault, Bus Error, etc.
Status: FixedAssigned to: None
Originator Name: Open/Closed: Closed
Release: 3.2.3Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Wed 16 Feb 2011 06:37:17 PM UTC, comment #1:

I'm unable to reproduce this problem with 3.2.4 or the current development version.

I believe this problem was fixed in 3.2.4 with the following changeset:

http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/deb668d53e60

John W. Eaton <jwe>
Project Administrator
Mon 14 Feb 2011 08:41:59 PM UTC, original submission:

To reproduce:
sudo rm ~/.octave_hist
sudo touch ~/.octave_hist
octave
octave:1> exit

Output:
error: Permission denied
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'octave_execution_exception'
panic: Aborted -- stopping myself...
attempting to save variables to `octave-core'...
save to `octave-core' complete
Aborted

David Strauss <davidstrauss>

 

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    Wed 16 Feb 2011 06:37:17 PM UTCjweStatusNone=>Fixed
      Open/ClosedOpen=>Closed
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