[GRASSLIST:167] bus errors in Mac OS X

I have recently started to get commands terminating with a `bus error'. Some examples area d.what.vect (only when I use the postgresql query), ps.map, but only when processing a integer colortable (float colortables are fine) and when importing shapefiles. These used to work, and I think the problem might be my upgrade from Mac OS 10.2.5 to 10.2.6. This problem affects GRASS 5.0.0, 5.0.1 and 5.0.2.

Has anyone else experienced this?

David

Hello

On Sat, 24 May 2003, David Mahoney wrote:

I have recently started to get commands terminating with a `bus error'.
Some examples area d.what.vect (only when I use the postgresql query),
ps.map, but only when processing a integer colortable (float
colortables are fine) and when importing shapefiles. These used to
work, and I think the problem might be my upgrade from Mac OS 10.2.5 to
10.2.6. This problem affects GRASS 5.0.0, 5.0.1 and 5.0.2.

I used to get a bus error on SGI IRIX when importing an area coverage with
v.in.shape (line coverages were all right). I discovered recently this was
because of a non-standard usage of the non-standard snprintf() function. I
fixed v.in.shape in CVS so if you try the latest CVS version and the bus
error goes away this might be a clue to the problem? I notice d.what.vect
also contains a call to snprintf(); I'm not sure about ps.map.

Paul Kelly