7.6.2 Segmentation Fault/Bus Error in large exponentation
Mac OS X 10.8.2. Haskell Platform 2012.4, 64-bit. GHCI 7.4.2.
Large exponentations cause bus errors or segmentation faults.
Examples:
~/src/haskell$ ghci
GHCi, version 7.4.2: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help
Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done.
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
Prelude> 12345678901234567890 ^ 12345
Bus error: 10
~/src/haskell$ ghci
GHCi, version 7.4.2: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help
Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done.
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
Prelude> 2384729837498237^23455
Segmentation fault: 11Trac metadata
| Trac field | Value |
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| Version | 7.4.2 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | GHCi |
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Edited by Doug310