#7655: 7.4.2 Segmentation Fault/Bus Error in large exponentation -----------------------+---------------------------------------------------- Reporter: Doug310 | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Component: GHCi Version: 7.4.2 | Keywords: Os: MacOS X | Architecture: x86_64 (amd64) Failure: GHCi crash | Blockedby: Blocking: | Related: -----------------------+---------------------------------------------------- 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: 11 }}} -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7655 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler