thanks Robert, here it is : >>> exit() python: Modules/gcmodule.c:277: visit_decref: Assertion `gc->gc.gc_refs != 0' failed.
Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted. 0x004a1416 in __kernel_vsyscall () Missing separate debuginfos, use: debuginfo-install atlas-3.8.3-12.fc12.i686 compat-libf2c-34-3.4.6-18.i686 keyutils-libs-1.2-6.fc12.i686 krb5-libs-1.7.1-2.fc12.i686 libcom_err-1.41.9-7.fc12.i686 libgcc-4.4.3-4.fc12.i686 libgfortran-4.4.3-4.fc12.i686 libselinux-2.0.90-5.fc12.i686 (gdb) bt #0 0x004a1416 in __kernel_vsyscall () #1 0x00609a91 in raise (sig=6) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:64 #2 0x0060b35a in abort () at abort.c:92 #3 0x00602be8 in __assert_fail (assertion=<value optimized out>, file=<value optimized out>, line=<value optimized out>, function=<value optimized out>) at assert.c:81 #4 0x0032e31e in visit_decref (op=<value optimized out>, data=<value optimized out>) at Modules/gcmodule.c:277 #5 0x002a18c2 in dict_traverse (op=<value optimized out>, visit=<value optimized out>, arg=<value optimized out>) at Objects/dictobject.c:2003 #6 0x0032eaf3 in subtract_refs (generation=<value optimized out>) at Modules/gcmodule.c:296 #7 collect (generation=<value optimized out>) at Modules/gcmodule.c:817 #8 0x0032f640 in PyGC_Collect () at Modules/gcmodule.c:1292 #9 0x003200f0 in Py_Finalize () at Python/pythonrun.c:424 #10 0x00320218 in Py_Exit (sts=<value optimized out>) at Python/pythonrun.c:1714 #11 0x00320367 in handle_system_exit () at Python/pythonrun.c:1116 #12 0x0032057d in PyErr_PrintEx (set_sys_last_vars=<value optimized out>) at Python/pythonrun.c:1126 #13 0x0032079f in PyErr_Print () at Python/pythonrun.c:1035 #14 0x00320f9a in PyRun_InteractiveOneFlags (fp=<value optimized out>, filename=<value optimized out>, flags=<value optimized out>) at Python/pythonrun.c:843 #15 0x00321093 in PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags (fp=<value optimized out>, filename=<value optimized out>, flags=0xbfffefec) at Python/pythonrun.c:760 #16 0x003211df in PyRun_AnyFileExFlags (fp=<value optimized out>, filename=0x365add "<stdin>", closeit=<value optimized out>, flags=<value optimized out>) at Python/pythonrun.c:729 #17 0x0032dc85 in Py_Main (argc=<value optimized out>, argv=<value optimized out>) at Modules/main.c:599 #18 0x080485c8 in main (argc=<value optimized out>, argv=<value optimized out>) at Modules/python.c:23 I also saw things like: warning: .dynamic section for "/lib/libcom_err.so.2" is not at the expected address warning: difference appears to be caused by prelink, adjusting expectations warning: .dynamic section for "/lib/libkeyutils.so.1" is not at the expected address warning: difference appears to be caused by prelink, adjusting expectations Johann On 03/09/2010 08:56 PM, Robert Kern wrote: > On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 13:50, Johann Cohen-Tanugi<co...@lpta.in2p3.fr> wrote: > >> I have tried to localize the core dump in vain.... any idea where I should >> look for it? >> I did not manage to catch it with pdb : >> > Not pdb, gdb. > > $ gdb python > ... > (gdb) run > Starting program ... > ... # Possibly another (gdb) prompt: > (gdb) continue #<- Type this. > Python 2.6.2 ... > > >>>> import numpy #<- Type this and do whatever else is necessary to reproduce >>>> the crash. >>>> > ... > (gdb) bt #<- Type this. > .... #<- Copy-paste these results here. > > _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion