What is dxdiag?

On Tue, 31 May 2022 at 01:31, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote:

> A couple notes here:
>
> (1) the point of ;:inv is to convert a boxed string to a space separated
> string.
>
> (2) timex can be used as a dyad to average results of multiple runs.
> Note, however, that this would tend to push test data into cache.
>
> With this in mind:
>
>    $z=: cut fread '~system/main/stdlib.ijs'
> 9017
>    timex ';:inv z'
> 0.0021364
>    100 timex ';:inv z'
> 0.000566571
>    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> 0.0028732
>    100 timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> 0.000582714
>
>
> Or, closer to the unboxed variation:
>
>    $z=: ]each fread '~system/main/stdlib.ijs'
> 63100
>    timex ';:inv z'
> 0.0111455
>    100 timex ';:inv z'
> 0.00425504
>    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> 0.0096875
>    100 timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> 0.00422138
>
> And then there's
>
>    $z=: 8e6$cut fread '~system/main/stdlib.ijs'
> 8000000
>    timex ';:inv z'
> 1.11531
>    100 timex ';:inv z'  NB. slow, but I often think slower
> 0.74151
>    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> 0.979279
>    100 timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z' NB. this takes a while
> 0.669332
>
> And, for reference:
>
>    JVERSION
> Engine: j903/j64avx2/windows
> Release-a: commercial/2021-12-16T15:15:09
> Library: 9.03.08
> Qt IDE: 1.9.5/5.15.2(5.15.2)
> Platform: Win 64
> Installer: J903 install
> InstallPath: c:/other/j903
> Contact: www.jsoftware.com
>
> And, from dxdiag:
>
> Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-1005G1 CPU @ 1.20GHz (4 CPUs), ~1.2GHz
>
> FYI,
>
>
> --
> Raul
>
> On Mon, May 30, 2022 at 8:08 PM Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Henry wrote:
> > > Testing things so short, test multiple runs.
> > Also, here you are including parsing times which might exceed executing
> > time.
> >
> > I've run the following test plan with j904 Beta-d:
> >
> > 9!:56'cpu'
> >
> > $z=: fread '/Applications/j904/system/main/stdlib.ijs'
> >
> > timex'(;:inv) z'
> >
> > timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> >
> >
> > on:
> >
> > ++ Mac MBA early 2014 (x86_64)
> > ++ Mac mini M1 chip (native arm64)
> > ++ Mac mini M1 chip (Rosetta x86_64 emulation)
> >
> >
> > Note the substantially longer sample LF-string I've used, viz the text of
> > stdlib.ijs .
> >
> >
> > I do have a somewhat smarter method of averaging repeated timings. But
> for
> > a forensic session I thought I'd use what everyone else has got.
> >
> >
> > Mac MBA early 2014 (x86_64)
> >
> >    9!:56'cpu'
> > x86_64
> >    $z=: fread '/Applications/j904/system/main/stdlib.ijs'
> > 60421
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.015428
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.013476
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.013629
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.013494
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.014735
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.013335
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.013783
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.013353
> >
> > (inserted by hand): mean value: 0.0139041
> >
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.013806
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.013383
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.013903
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.013341
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.013323
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.013576
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.011759
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.013209
> >
> > (inserted by hand): mean value: 0.0132875
> >
> > Mac mini M1 chip (native arm64)
> >
> >       9!:56'cpu'
> > arm64
> >       $z=: fread '/Applications/j904/system/main/stdlib.ijs'
> > 60421
> >       timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.012289
> >       timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.013109
> >       timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.01277
> >       timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.013593
> >       timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.014168
> >       timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.014498
> >       timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.011915
> >       timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.011848
> >
> > (inserted by hand): mean value: 0.0130238
> >
> >       timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.011718
> >       timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.013287
> >       timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.011614
> >       timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.01695
> >       timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.015872
> >       timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.013207
> >       timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.012396
> >       timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.014463
> >
> > (inserted by hand): mean value: 0.0136884
> >
> > Mac mini M1 chip (Rosetta x86_64 emulation)
> >
> >    9!:56'cpu'
> > x86_64
> >    $z=: fread '/Applications/j904/system/main/stdlib.ijs'
> > 60421
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.014958
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.013211
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.014644
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.012561
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.012615
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.012795
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.012811
> >    timex'(;:inv) z'
> > 0.014273
> >
> >    (inserted by hand): mean value: 0.0134835
> >
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.010994
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.011156
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.011643
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.011929
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.0116
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.012876
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.011646
> >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > 0.01134
> >
> >    (inserted by hand): mean value: 0.011648
> >
> >
> > I conclude from this trial that with such a long string (z) there is
> > surprisingly little difference in execution time between j phrases,
> > architectures, or even Mac models.
> >
> > Maybe z is too long? I wonder if just one non-CPU-dependent process isn't
> > dominating the transaction. Memory allocation? Both the MBA and Mac mini
> > use flash memory. Maybe that hasn't improved as much as CPUs since 2014,
> > the date of my MBA.
> >
> > I typically use Zulu (the existing addon) with short strings: 10 to 100
> > bytes, so the parsing time is part of the deal for me. Though Zulu's
> > follow-on will get used routinely to process jscripts – though maybe only
> > line-by-line. So I'm back in the 10-100 byte bracket.
> >
> > Ian Clark
> >
> > On Mon, 30 May 2022 at 11:47, Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Testing things so short, test multiple runs.
> > >
> > > Also, here you are including parsing times which might exceed executing
> > > time.
> > >
> > > Henry Rich
> > >
> > > On Sun, May 29, 2022, 11:16 PM Ian Clark <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > As well ask why you found it at all.
> > > >
> > > > I doubt I'd have found it at all, had not j904 crashed as soon as I
> gave
> > > it
> > > > my pet startup.ijs.
> > > > Which just happens to run a deeply paranoid test.
> > > >
> > > > > I am surprised that ;:inv is slower than ([: ; SP,each~ ]).
> > > >
> > > > So was I…
> > > >
> > > >  z=: ;:'alpha bravo charlie '
> > > >
> > > > timex'(;:inv) z'
> > > >
> > > > 3.8e_5
> > > >
> > > > timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > > >
> > > > 3.1e_5
> > > >
> > > > JVERSION
> > > >
> > > > Engine: j904/j64/darwin
> > > >
> > > > Beta-d: commercial/2022-05-19T20:41:44
> > > >
> > > > Library: 9.04.01
> > > >
> > > > Qt IDE: 2.0.3/6.2.4(6.2.4)
> > > >
> > > > Platform: Darwin 64
> > > >
> > > > Installer: J904 install
> > > >
> > > > InstallPath: /applications/j904
> > > >
> > > > Contact: www.jsoftware.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Even slower, in jconsole…
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >    z=: ;:'alpha bravo charlie '
> > > >    timex'(;:inv)z'
> > > > 4.2e_5
> > > >    timex'([: ; '' '',each~ ])z'
> > > > 2.7e_5
> > > >    JVERSION
> > > > Engine: j904/j64/darwin
> > > > Beta-d: commercial/2022-05-19T20:41:44
> > > > Library: 9.04.01
> > > > Platform: Darwin 64
> > > > Installer: J904 install
> > > > InstallPath: /applications/j904
> > > > Contact: www.jsoftware.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > But the more I use it, I sense the Apple M1 chip in my Mac mini is
> > > > lightning-fast at moving bytes around in memory, as opposed to doing
> > > > significant computation – when it doesn't perform all that much
> better
> > > than
> > > > the Intel chip Apple has discarded.
> > > >
> > > > Maybe not that surprising when you ponder the meaning of "reduced
> > > > instruction set".
> > > > M1 is an ARM architecture. (Which JVERSION doesn't show – maybe it
> > > should?)
> > > > Unless j904_mac64.zip is compiled for ARM, then j904 will be running
> > > under
> > > > Rosetta emulation of Intel architecture. I don't know how to
> discover if
> > > > that's happening.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 28 May 2022 at 04:22, Henry Rich <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I am surprised that ;:inv is slower than ([: ; SP,each~ ]).  That
> needs
> > > > > looking into.  But ([: ; SP,each~ ]) uses a few features I have
> added
> > > > > (append in place inside boxes, and support for ;@:(f&.>) with fewer
> > > > > passes over the data) which is gratifying.
> > > > >
> > > > > When would you have found the beta-d bug you found?  As well ask
> why
> > > you
> > > > > found it at all.  AFAICS no intentional change in beta-d caused the
> > > > > error: a bit was being cleared erroneously and somehow in beta-d
> the
> > > bit
> > > > > was in an address.
> > > > >
> > > > > The older I get the more I realize there is no such thing as a
> working
> > > > > program.  Even IEFBR14 had a bug.
> > > > >
> > > > > Henry Rich
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 5/27/2022 10:53 PM, Ian Clark wrote:
> > > > > > Thanks for the ideas, Raul. Here's my grid:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> ┌───┬───────────────┬───────────────┬───────────────┬───────────────┐
> > > > > >
> > > > > > │ │ B(boxed) │ F(LFend) │ O(open) │ X(matrix) │
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> ├───┼───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┤
> > > > > >
> > > > > > │B4*│] │cuT&aLF │cuT&aSP │[: dtb each <"1│
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> ├───┼───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┤
> > > > > >
> > > > > > │F4*│[: ; LF,each~ ]│aLF │(SP,LF)&charsub│[: F4B B4X │
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> ├───┼───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┤
> > > > > >
> > > > > > │O4*│[: ; SP,each~ ]│(LF,SP)&charsub│aSP │[: O4B B4X │
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> ├───┼───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┤
> > > > > >
> > > > > > │X4*│> │>&(cuT&aLF) │>&(cuT&aSP) │] │
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> └───┴───────────────┴───────────────┴───────────────┴───────────────┘
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > SP=: ' ' NB. (which IMO ought to be in stdlib)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > cuT=: <;._2
> > > > > >
> > > > > > aLF=: ] , LF #~ LF ~: {: NB. append LF if not there already
> > > > > >
> > > > > > aSP=: ] , SP #~ SP ~: {: NB. append ' ' if not there already
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > *Observations*:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I wish I'd known stdlib had cutLF, so thanks for that.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Your use of (;:inv) is neat.
> > > > > > However timex tells me ([: ; SP,each~ ]) is faster on the Mac
> with M1
> > > > > chip,
> > > > > > so I'll go with that for now.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Providing verbs B4B, F4F… looks otiose, but simplifies the
> design of
> > > > > > consistency tests.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Personally I prefer the name O4X (say) to X2O. I used to employ
> the
> > > > > latter,
> > > > > > but saw Roger preferring names the other way round and found it
> > > > > > worked better for me too. Easier to check visually: see the last
> > > column
> > > > > > above.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Accordingly I extended Zulu (~addons/format/zulu/*) with yet
> another
> > > > > > optional script, which defined o4x=:x2o etc. But that just made
> it
> > > even
> > > > > > more unwieldy.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This design, which I'm calling BFOX, corrects the wrong Zulu
> policy
> > > > > > regarding 'f' format by making a final LF mandatory in the new
> 'F'
> > > > > format.
> > > > > > This has several advantages. For a start it's what you get with:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > zuF=: noun define
> > > > > >
> > > > > > alpha
> > > > > >
> > > > > > bravo
> > > > > >
> > > > > > charlie
> > > > > >
> > > > > > )
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In Zulu this gives 4 rows, not 3 as under the current design.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It seems logical to me to extend the same policy to O format,
> since I
> > > > > mean
> > > > > > to implement O and F with identical code, merely switching SP
> <-->
> > > LF.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I want to avoid breaking existing code. So I think I'll create a
> new
> > > > > addon:
> > > > > > BFOX (~addons/format/bfox.ijs --all in a single script) and
> > > standardize
> > > > > on
> > > > > > *4* naming.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Instead of a mandatory test on loading the addon, I'll also
> provide a
> > > > > > separate test script (as addons are supposed to do), which checks
> > > > logical
> > > > > > consistency by converting via several routes back to the
> original,
> > > plus
> > > > > > addressing nouns with 0 or 1 "rows", plus all the other good
> things
> > > > Zulu
> > > > > > does. I've yet to do this, but I fancy it'll all be a lot neater,
> > > with
> > > > > > fewer edge cases to handle.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > At least that was my plan until it struck me BFOX might make a
> better
> > > > > > Foreign in the (3!:) range, than yet another potentially klugey
> > > addon.
> > > > > But
> > > > > > this is all making work for Henry…!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Another thought: if Zulu hadn't done its mandatory suite of
> tests on
> > > > > > loading, when if ever would I have hit this bug in Beta-d?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, 26 May 2022 at 17:23, Raul Miller <[email protected]
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> (I sort of ignored the empty string case, obviously - in some
> cases
> > > > > >> these conversions would discard them. In others, it would
> preserve
> > > > > >> them. It's something of a judgement call ... somewhat analogous
> to
> > > > > >> forum choice, which I perhaps abused in my previous message.)
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> --
> > > > > >> Raul
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 12:19 PM Raul Miller <
> [email protected]
> > > >
> > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > >>> Here's how I think I'd tackle that "grid":
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> b2f     ;,&LF&.> b
> > > > > >>> b2o     ;:inv b
> > > > > >>> b2x     > b
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> f2b     cutLF f
> > > > > >>> f2o     rplc&(LF,' ') f
> > > > > >>> f2x     >cutLF f
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> o2b     cut o
> > > > > >>> o2f      rplc&(' ',LF) o
> > > > > >>> o2x     >cut o
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> x2b      <@dtb"1 x
> > > > > >>> x2f       ;<@(,&LF)@dtb"1 x
> > > > > >>> x2o     deb,' ',. x
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> FYI,
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> --
> > > > > >>> Raul
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 11:46 AM Ian Clark <
> [email protected]>
> > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > >>>> Henry wrote:
> > > > > >>>>> The problem was with the form
> > > > > >>>> [&.>@:(<"0) 'ab'
> > > > > >>>> (used in x2b).
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> x2b is defined as:
> > > > > >>>>     [: (#~ ([: +./\. ' '&~:))&.> <"1
> > > > > >>>> so I guess that was a typo. But I get the idea.
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> So… no need for me to make any changes to 'format/zulu' just
> yet.
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> ASIDE:
> > > > > >>>> --but when I do, I'll throw away the entire implementation.
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> Zulu addresses an enduring need for the J beginner wanting to
> > > > develop
> > > > > >> code
> > > > > >>>> for distribution. But it's deprecated for operational use.
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> Zulu is an awful example of the edge-case 'tail' wagging the
> JAL
> > > > > 'dog'.
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> If we ever get a *usable* addon, or a primitive (?), which
> > > > > >> comprehensively
> > > > > >>>> supports dictionaries, or even just collections of strings,
> then I
> > > > > >> hope &
> > > > > >>>> pray it eats Zulu for breakfast.
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> Zulu's aims could be met by publishing a 4x4 grid of
> recommended
> > > > > >>>> *consistent* conversions between the 4 common "strings"
> formats:
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> b - boxed
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> f - LF-separated
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> o - open
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> x - matrix
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> See the lab: Strings conversion package.
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> WHAT'S MORE:
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> A user-facing app doing smart things with LF-separated strings
> > > must
> > > > > >> adopt a
> > > > > >>>> policy towards final LF, especially for handling a collection
> of
> > > > > >> substrings
> > > > > >>>> containing 0 or 1 members.
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> Zulu adopts the wrong policy. And pays for it with lots of
> slow
> > > > > >> edge-case
> > > > > >>>> code.
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> On Wed, 25 May 2022 at 18:24, Henry Rich <
> [email protected]>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>> Fixed for next beta.  The problem was with the form
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>>>> [&.>@:(<"0) 'ab'
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>>>> (used in x2b).  The <"n created virtual blocks but
> erroneously
> > > > > >> flagged
> > > > > >>>>> them as inplaceable.
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>>>> Workaround: replace (<"n) with (<"<"n).
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>>>> Henry Rich
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>>>> On 5/24/2022 8:25 PM, Ian Clark wrote:
> > > > > >>>>>> Note: Addon 'format/zulu' does not crash 903 or earlier.
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>>      JVERSION
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> Engine: j904/j64/darwin
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> Beta-d: commercial/2022-05-19T20:41:44
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> Library: 9.04.01
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> Qt IDE: 2.0.3/6.2.4(6.2.4)
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> Platform: Darwin 64
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> Installer: J904 install
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> InstallPath: /applications/j904
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> Contact: www.jsoftware.com
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> Addon 'format/zulu' is required by various addons, notably
> > > > > >> math/tabula.
> > > > > >>>>>> If loaded directly or indirectly by your ~config/startup.ijs
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> then JQt will terminate without showing output.
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> jconsole will terminate also, but gives a briefer, clearer
> crash
> > > > > >> report:
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> jconsole(2607,0x104ba4580) malloc: *** error for object
> > > > > >> 0x138091fc0:
> > > > > >>>>>> pointer being freed was not allocated
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> jconsole(2607,0x104ba4580) malloc: *** set a breakpoint in
> > > > > >>>>>> malloc_error_break to debug
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> zsh: abort      /Applications/j904/bin/jconsole
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> Saving session...
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> ...copying shared history...
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> ...saving history...truncating history files...
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> ...completed.
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> [Process completed]
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> The crash is caused by execution of a verb: zutest_zulu_ .
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> This verb gets executed as the final step in loading addon
> > > > > >> 'format/zulu'
> > > > > >>>>> .
> > > > > >>>>>> It contributes nothing to the functionality of this suite of
> > > > string
> > > > > >>>>>> utilities, but gives all the working verbs a thorough test.
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> I hope to find out why it crashes before the weekend.
> Meanwhile,
> > > > > >> here is
> > > > > >>>>> a
> > > > > >>>>>> workaround.
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> It won't affect the operational behavior of the addon, but
> it's
> > > > > >> like
> > > > > >>>>>> turning off the fire alarms.
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> Launch either jqt or jcon (any recent version)…
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> STEP 1
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> open'~addons/format/zulu/zutest.ijs'
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> STEP 2
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> Comment-out lines 64-66:
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> ok1=. ;  0 zutest each ;:'zu z1 z0'
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> ok2=. ;0j1 zutest each ;:'zu z1 z0' NB. for conversions: a2*
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> ZUTEST_z_=: ok1 , ok2
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> STEP 3
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> Save the updated script.
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> Now you can triger the crash at will in either JQt or jcon
> like
> > > > > >> this:
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> load 'format/zulu' NB. should not crash now
> > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>> 0 zutest 'zu'      NB. crashes
> > > > > >>>>>>
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