Re: test release gsl-1.9.90.tar.gz

[Patrick Alken <patrick dot alken at colorado dot edu>]

When compiling on:

Linux 2.4.21-50.EL #1 SMP Tue May 8 17:08:28 EDT 2007 ia64 ia64 ia64
GNU/Linux

compile goes fine, make check gives this error:

make[2]: Entering directory `/home/palken/gsl-1.9.90/specfunc'
FAIL: gsl_sf_legendre_sphPlm_e(140,135,0.99998689456491752,&r) [2229]
  expected: -6.542652532690932e-305
  obtained:                    0 +/- 0 (rel=nan)
  fracdiff:                    1
  value/expected not consistent within reported error
  value not within tolerance of expected value
                       0                       0
FAIL: Legendre Functions [2439]
FAIL: test
===================
1 of 1 tests failed
===================

I used no special flags for configure. Some more info:

> cat /proc/cpuinfo 
processor  : 0
vendor     : GenuineIntel
arch       : IA-64
family     : Itanium 2
model      : 2
revision   : 1
archrev    : 0
features   : branchlong
cpu number : 0
cpu regs   : 4
cpu MHz    : 1595.647000
itc MHz    : 1595.647000
BogoMIPS   : 2390.75
siblings   : 1


On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 10:17:14AM +0100, Brian Gough wrote:
> I have made a test release for gsl-1.10. 
> 
> I have only checked it on GNU/Linux -- please report any problems you
> find in compiling it, running make check or against existing
> applications (it should be backwards compatible).
> 
> It is available at the following location:
> 
> http://www.network-theory.co.uk/download/gsl/gsl-1.9.90.tar.gz
> http://www.network-theory.co.uk/download/gsl/gsl-1.9.90.tar.gz.sig
> 
> The main new features from the ChangeLog are:
> 
> ** License updated to GNU GPL version 3.
> 
> ** Added support for generalized eigensystems (Patrick Alken)
> 
> ** Plus bug fixes for all problems reported since the last release.
> 
> -- 
> Brian Gough
>