> I am trying to do a classic
>
> R -d valgrind --vanilla < mypkg-Ex.R
>
> as described in
> http://cs.swan.ac.uk/~csoliver/ok-sat-library/internet_html/doc/doc/R/2.9.1/doc/manual/R-exts.html#Using-valgrind
>
> The problem is valgrind crashes imediately.
>
> I am using Ubuntu 10.04 LST (actually Biolinux) on a 64bit Dell
> Precision laptop with 4 core-i5 Intel processors. I have R-2-15-0
> installed from source and configured using
>
> ./configure --enable-memory-profiling
> --with-valgrind-instrumentation=2 --prefix=/usr/local/lib64/R-2.15.0-vg2
>
> in /usr/local/bin there's a dynamic link
>
> R-2.15.0-vg2 -> /usr/local/lib64/R-2.15.0-vg2/bin/R
>
> I can run R in bash using
>
> $ R-2.15.0-vg2
>
> Valgrind was installed from the Ubuntu repositories using apt-get.
Simply removing this version and installing from source got things working.
all the best
David
> But ...
>
> $ R-2.15.0-vg2 -d valgrind --vanilla
> R-2.15.0-vg2 -d valgrind --vanilla
> ==29007== Memcheck, a memory error detector
> ==29007== Copyright (C) 2002-2009, and GNU GPL'd, by Julian Seward et al.
> ==29007== Using Valgrind-3.6.0.SVN-Debian and LibVEX; rerun with -h
> for copyright info
> ==29007== Command: /usr/local/lib64/R-2.15.0-vg2/lib64/R/bin/exec/R
> --vanilla
> ==29007==
> --29007-- Warning: DWARF2 CFI reader: unhandled DW_OP_ opcode 0x2a
>
> valgrind: m_debuginfo/readdwarf.c:2292 (copy_convert_CfiExpr_tree):
> Assertion 'srcix >= 0 && srcix < VG_(sizeXA)(srcxa)' failed.
> ==29007== at 0x3802B1F7: ??? (in
> /usr/lib/valgrind/memcheck-amd64-linux)
>
> sched status:
> running_tid=0
>
>
> Note: see also the FAQ in the source distribution.
> It contains workarounds to several common problems.
> In particular, if Valgrind aborted or crashed after
> identifying problems in your program, there's a good chance
> that fixing those problems will prevent Valgrind aborting or
> crashing, especially if it happened in m_mallocfree.c.
>
> If that doesn't help, please report this bug to: www.valgrind.org
>
> In the bug report, send all the above text, the valgrind
> version, and what OS and version you are using. Thanks.
>
>
> I've used valgrind in the past on other computer without problem, but
> I have no idea what's failling here (the FAQ didn't help). Does anyone
> have any idea?
>
> many thanks
> David
>
> p.s. I also have 2.15.1 installed in a near-identical manner as 2.15.0
> with just the difference --with-valgrind-instrumentation=1, the result
> is the same though.
>
--
David Pleydell
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