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bug #64871: pkg list crashes octave 8.3 on win 11 system

Submitter:  Carlton HIndman <chindman7>
Submitted:  Wed 08 Nov 2023 02:38:58 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  Octave Function Severity:  3 - Normal
Priority:  5 - Normal Item Group:  Segfault, Bus Error, etc.
Status:  Duplicate Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  chindman7 Open/Closed:  * Closed
Release:  * 8.3.0 Operating System:  * Microsoft Windows
Fixed Release:  None Planned Release:  None
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Fri 10 Nov 2023 10:07:33 AM UTC, comment #3: 

Please, follow the instructions at the link in comment #1 and set the default terminal to "Windows Console host".

Closing as duplicate of bug #62791.

Markus Mützel <mmuetzel>
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Fri 10 Nov 2023 06:23:11 AM UTC, comment #2: 

original submission:

> no error report just dead


Since more detail was requested. Execution of pkg list or ver (which invokes same) would halt typing at some random point of reporting the package list, not always the same place and then just hang.

Octave  path
 C:\Program Files\Gnu Octave\Octave-8.3

That's about all I know. The installation was the standard 64 bit windows build w/o the alternative library for huge arrays.

Success!! After 4 attempts at deleting and reinstalling it finally gets past this problem at least. I suppose this suggests something screwball in my win11 installation although it is pretty standard with only the MS telemetry (spyware) suppressed.

Someone asked about windows terminal as a default. I don't know. For acessing linux etc. systems on the net I use Putty. I do notice that invocation of Octave-8.3 brings up a term type window that exactly mirrors the command window in the GUI. I have never seen this it certainly doesn't happen with 8.2 or prior versions.
What is the point of this?

At any rate I am willing to blame it all on faulty installs but am puzzled why it took so many attempts (4) to get one to take as I have never encountered any such problem before and had no issues with 8.2 and prior.

Carlton HIndman <chindman7>
Wed 08 Nov 2023 01:53:39 PM UTC, comment #1: 

please provide a bit more detail.  some things that could provide
hints to a solution:

how did you install octave?

do you have any other issues running commands or is it only pkg list that crashes octave?

what is the path of your octave installation and user profile folders and do they contain any non-ascii characters?

Since this is on windows 11, do you know if you are using the new Windows Terminal as default?  can you check and if so try setting it to the (older) Windows console host, instructions from Microsoft for that setting can be found here:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-terminal-as-your-default-command-line-experience/

Nicholas Jankowski <nrjank>
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Wed 08 Nov 2023 02:38:58 AM UTC, original submission:  

no error report just dead

Carlton HIndman <chindman7>

 

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    Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
    2023-11-10 mmuetzel StatusNeed Info Duplicate
        Open/ClosedOpen Closed
        Dependencies- Depends on bugs #62791
    2023-11-08 nrjank Item GroupOther Segfault, Bus Error, etc.
        StatusNone Need Info
        Summarypkg list crashes octave 8.3 on win 11 system pkg list crashes octave 8.3 on win 11 system

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