[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #647: Bus Error with object arrays on big endian system

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#647: Bus Error with object arrays on big endian system
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 Reporter:  chanley     |       Owner:  somebody     
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:  1.0.5        
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:  devel        
 Severity:  normal      |    Keywords:  object arrays
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 The following will cause a bus error on a big endian machine (Solaris 10
 Sun in this case):

 {{{
 > Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Jun 29 2007, 15:29:55) [C] on sunos5
 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>>> import numpy
 >>>> o = numpy.ndarray(shape=3,dtype=[('SEGMENT', '|S4'), ('SPEC_FOUND',
 '|i1')])
 >>>> o1 = o.getfield(numpy.dtype('|S4'),0)
 >>>> print o1[0]
 > UXÐ
 >>>> print o1[1]
 > 4
 >>>> print o1[2]
 > NT
 >>>> print o1
 > Bus error (core dumped)
 }}}

 There are no issues on Linux or Mac OS X Intel based systems.

 This example was done on the latest svn version of numpy
 (r1.0.5.dev47360).

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