bugGNU Octave - Bugs: bug #44759, Freeze with drawnow

 
 

bug #44759: Freeze with drawnow

Submitter:  Guillaume <gyom>
Submitted:  Tue 07 Apr 2015 11:06:41 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  Plotting Severity:  3 - Normal
Priority:  5 - Normal Item Group:  Segfault, Bus Error, etc.
Status:  Fixed Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  Guillaume Open/Closed:  * Closed
Release:  * dev Operating System:  * GNU/Linux
Fixed Release:  None Planned Release:  None
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Wed 08 Apr 2015 03:39:04 PM UTC, comment #4: 

I fixed 3 other instances in drawnow where an error condition could leave the lock on the graphics handle in place (http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/0f1a722133f4).  Closing report.

Rik <rik5>
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Wed 08 Apr 2015 11:40:54 AM UTC, comment #3: 

Thanks Rik. The patch consists of a single line and was just a guess of mine so I'll accept your kind suggestion next time I make a more significant contribution.

Guillaume <gyom>
Tue 07 Apr 2015 07:01:10 PM UTC, comment #2: 

Confirmed.  I also tested the patch and it clears up the problem.  Since you are creating several patches for Octave would you like to be recognized in the list of contributors to Octave, or would you prefer to be anonymous?

Either way is fine.  Generally for code check-ins we use FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME <email@address> so there is a way to contact someone if a patch turns out not to work.  In the Octave manual the form is just First_NAME LAST_NAME and appears in the Preface section.

Rik <rik5>
Group administrator
Tue 07 Apr 2015 12:42:01 PM UTC, comment #1: 

The attached patch fixes it for me.

(file #33579)

Guillaume <gyom>
Tue 07 Apr 2015 11:06:41 AM UTC, original submission:  

I use drawnow() in a try/catch statement when using options not supported by Octave or older MATLAB versions:

http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/drawnow.html


try, drawnow limitrate; catch, drawnow; end


It seems that a call to drawnow() with a non valid option will freeze Octave if a figure was opened, or next time one tries to open one:


figure; drawnow XXXX
<FREEZE>



>> drawnow XXXX
error: drawnow: invalid argument, expected 'expose' as argument
>> figure
<FREEZE>


It might be due to the undocumented drawnow syntax:


-- Built-in Function:  drawnow (TERM, FILE, MONO, DEBUG_FILE)


Guillaume <gyom>

 

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file #33579:  drawnow.diff added by gyom (449B - text/x-patch)

 

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    Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
    2015-04-08 rik5 StatusConfirmed Fixed
        Open/ClosedOpen Closed
    2015-04-07 rik5 StatusNone Confirmed
    2015-04-07 gyom Attached File- Added drawnow.diff, #33579

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