Number: 1682

Date: 20-Jul-84 10':51':40

Submitter: Wallace

Source: Wallace

Subject: (RANDSET T) causes OVERFLOW when (OVERFLOW T) set.

Assigned To: Masinter

Attn: 

Status: Closed

In/By: 

Problem Type: Bug

Impact: Annoying

Difficulty: 

Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Perhaps

System: Language Support

Subsystem: Arithmetic

Machine: 1132

Disk: 

Lisp Version: 19-Jul-84 19':54':20

Source Files: 

Microcode Version: 5124

Memory Size: 4096

File Server: 

Server Software Version: 

Disposition: [fixed 14 aug 84 - lmm]'
["Sannella" "20-Aug-84 17':50':58" Attn': Status':(Fixed->Closed)]

Description: '
(OVERFLOW T) causes break in Lafite.'
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Ah!  I did (LAFITE ''OFF) (LAFITE ''ON) and this time it broke': (ITIMES broken).  The OVERFLOWing number this time is -1909571701.'
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Aha!  After all that flaming about problems with LaFite, I decide to do a DIR.  Blows out with OVERFLOW, (ITIMES broken).  Looking at the stack backtrace it''''s somewhere in RANDSET.  Now do you believe me that (OVERFLOW T) is a bad idea, Larry?'


Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: Sannella

Edit-Date: 20-Aug-84 17':50':59