[Numpy-discussion] Current SVN segfaults under VC7

[Travis Oliphant]

Tim Hochberg wrote:

>
> I just updated from CVS and compiled using VC7. The resulting numpy 
> segfaults immediately on import. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. 
> It's been a couple of weeks probably since I updated from CVS, so I'm 
> not sure where to start looking. I suppose I could start going back in 
> time until it works again and then see what checkins broke it, but if 
> anyone has any better ideas, let me know.
>

You definitely need to remove your build directory.   It is a build 
dependency issue (some needed generated code is not getting rebuilt when 
it should be).  I'm not sure how to fix it, so I remove the build 
directory.

It shows up when the C-API changes more significantly then just 
appending new C-API calls.  It changed significantly recently as I moved 
the version checking C-API to the very front (so it won't move around in 
the future -- no matter what is done to the C-API), and I added the 
fixed Boolean array scalar True and False objects.

The segfaults in scipy should disappear upon rebuild of numpy because 
the C-API now has the version checking at the very start and will 
gracefully exit with an error rather than rudely segfault.


-Travis