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Re: A big BUG in PLOT, SURFACE, ... [message #4486 is a reply to message #4482]

Fri, 16 June 1995 00:00

thompson
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Registered: August 1991

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"Rolf P. W\"urtz" <rolf> writes:

> Philippe LATREMOLIERE <phlatrem@cnrs-orleans.fr> wrote:
>> Try this :
>>
>> d = FINDGEN(100)
>> d(10) = -1e15
>> PLOT, d, YRANGE = [0, 100]
>>
>> Is it a new bug from the great RSI ?
>> --

> Well, it's not new. IDL 3.6.1 does the same. At least I get an error
> message, namely two instances of "Program caused arithmetic error:
> Floating overflow". Can't imagine what they're calculating there, though.

> BTW, does anybody collect bugs like this -- would be good to scan that list
> from time to time?

In OSF/1 v2.0 I don't have any problems with IDL v3.6.1. In IDL 4.0 I do get
the error messages, but the plot still comes out correctly. There certainly
seems to be an OS dependence.

Bill Thompson

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		Re: A big BUG in PLOT, SURFACE, ... By: boswell on Wed, 21 June 1995 00:00
		Re: A big BUG in PLOT, SURFACE, ... By: offenbrg on Fri, 16 June 1995 00:00
		Re: A big BUG in PLOT, SURFACE, ... By: theil on Fri, 16 June 1995 00:00
		Re: A big BUG in PLOT, SURFACE, ... By: Rolf P. W\"urtz on Fri, 16 June 1995 00:00
		Re: A big BUG in PLOT, SURFACE, ... By: thompson on Fri, 16 June 1995 00:00
		Re: A big BUG in PLOT, SURFACE, ... By: Rolf P. W\"urtz[1] on Fri, 16 June 1995 00:00

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