Dear Nick, the issue is specific to the GAP 4.5 series, and does not affect GAP 4.4.12.
Max On 07.08.2012, at 14:36, Nicholas Loughlin wrote: > Hi forum, > > I tested this on my macbook (versioning below) and couldn't replicate the bug. > GAP4, Version: 4.4.12 of 17-Dec-2008, i686-apple-darwin9.6.0-gcc > > Also couldn't replicate on my linux box, which runs Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS: > GAP4, Version: 4.4.12 of 17-Dec-2008, i486-pc-linux-gnu-i486-linux-gnu-gcc > > The bug may be specific to later editions of ubuntu and/or GAP? > > Hope this is helpful, > Nick Loughlin > ________________________________________ > From: forum-boun...@gap-system.org [forum-boun...@gap-system.org] on behalf > of Matthew Fayers [m.fay...@qmul.ac.uk] > Sent: 06 August 2012 10:36 > To: forum > Subject: [GAP Forum] GAP crashes when reading a syntax error > > Dear GAP forum, > > I'm running GAP 4.5.5 on Ubuntu 12.04. When I read a file into GAP with the > following contents: > > f:=function() > local k; > for k in [1] do Print(k));od; > end; > > GAP unexpectedly closes. (This happens on both my machines.) Of course, > there is a syntax error in the third line, but it's surprising to me that > this causes GAP to crash. Is this a problem with GAP, or have I got > something set up badly? > > _____________________________________________________________________________________________ > Matthew Fayers > School of Mathematical Sciences > Queen Mary, University of London > Mile End Road > London E1 4NS > 020 7882 5479 > > _______________________________________________ > Forum mailing list > Forum@mail.gap-system.org > http://mail.gap-system.org/mailman/listinfo/forum > > _______________________________________________ > Forum mailing list > Forum@mail.gap-system.org > http://mail.gap-system.org/mailman/listinfo/forum > _______________________________________________ Forum mailing list Forum@mail.gap-system.org http://mail.gap-system.org/mailman/listinfo/forum