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

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#647: Bus Error with object arrays on big endian Solaris 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:  critical       |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  object arrays  |  
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Changes (by chanley):

  * summary:  Bus Error with object arrays on big endian system => Bus
              Error with object arrays on big endian Solaris
              system

Comment:

 Here is an additional example that does not use print statements.
 Unfortunately this does seem to be a Solaris issue.  I cannot reproduce
 the problem on a PPC Mac.

 Example:

 {{{
 !/usr/bin/env python
 import numpy

 o = numpy.ndarray(shape=3,dtype=[('SEGMENT', '|S4'), ('SPEC_FOUND',
 '|i1')])

 o1 = o.getfield(numpy.dtype('|S4'),0)

 o1[:] = ' '
 o2 = o1
 }}}

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