[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #432: cov segfaults when input is oriented incorrectly

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#432: cov segfaults when input is oriented incorrectly
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 Reporter:  dhuard                   |        Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect                   |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                   |    Milestone:          
Component:  Other                    |      Version:  devel   
 Severity:  blocker                  |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  matrix multiply failure  |  
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Comment (by charris):

 More:

 In [9]: r = ones((1000,1))

 In [10]: rt = ones((1,1000))

 In [11]: dot(r,rt)
 Illegal instruction


 I suspect an output array of the right size is not being constructed:

 In [2]: dot(eye(1000),eye(1000))
 Illegal instruction

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