This has been reported loads of time before, this is due to the fact that ftp, database or ann packages are loaded automatically. If you want to avoid the problem, re-install octave and deselect those in the package selection page.
Michael. On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there, > > If this is not the correct forum for reporting this bug, please advise me of > the correct one. > > When running a simple script, say: > > a = 10; > clear; > > I get the following fault: > panic: Segmentation violation -- stopping myself... > > If I change "clear" to "clear global" or "clear -g" I get: > Assertion failed: module, file ftp_wrap.cpp, line 841 > > This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. > Please contact the application's support team for more information. > panic: Aborted -- stopping myself... > > Then through the octave prompt "clear" works as intended but "clear global" or > "clear -g" both crash. > > I can reproduce the fault using the bundled octave-3.0.3 install on a fresh > XP_SP3 install with and without the C/C++ run times across all compiler > optimised binaries (Generic/SSE/SSEv2). > > Kind regards, Mike. > > <html><p><font face = "verdana" size = "0.8" color = "navy">This > communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you > have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and > destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this > communication without the permission of the University. Only authorized > signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the > University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message > may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal > views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and > opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements > between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless > the University agrees in writing to the contrary.</font></p></html> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > Octave-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev
