I think that the problem is with gcc. I had the same problem on MacIntel, but when I changed src/makefile to use -O2 instead of -O3, the problem went away. ...
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Mark Rodenkirch
mgrogue
Dec 5, 2007 3:21 am
OK, I just discovered that I was too hasty with this conclusion. It appears that the last step of make calls "strip" which removes all symbols from the object...
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gchil0
Dec 5, 2007 6:21 am
This sqrt bug is the main thing that prompted me to abandon the GGNFS post-processing tools as soon as msieve was capable of finishing the factorizations....
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mgrogue@...
mgrogue
Dec 5, 2007 4:22 pm
That would be awesome. Please keep up posted on your progress. --Mark...
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Bob Backstrom
bobb7772004
Dec 5, 2007 5:39 pm
... Totally agree. A fantastic improvement. I use it all the times that I can. Occasionally it complains about not enough rels even if GGNFS is at the end...
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gchil0
Dec 5, 2007 7:42 pm
... I want to do more than just convert the GGNFS files to msieve and run it. I want to completely replace factLat.pl, so that starting with either a *.n or...
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James Wanless
bearnol
Dec 5, 2007 8:07 pm
Yes, I've been helped by Bob's makems... mind, Greg's offering sounds great! - I'll await eagerly- thanks! J...
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James Wanless
bearnol
Dec 5, 2007 8:11 pm
Re-reading my post - it sounds a bit odd :) That 'thanks' is on behalf of the whole community, of course!...
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Jason Papadopoulos
jasonp@...
Dec 5, 2007 8:51 pm
... Several people have asked about this, so I thought I'd throw it out: is it time for a merge between GGNFS and msieve? The latter can replace the majority...
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mgrogue@...
mgrogue
Dec 5, 2007 9:14 pm
Sounds like a great idea. If you want any assistance, I would be willing to help, although I would do better with getting ports to work correctly than with...
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gchil0
Dec 5, 2007 10:25 pm
I'm entirely in favor of this, but will license issues be a problem? GGNFS is GPL v2. Also, you could consider it not so much merging with GGNFS, but simply ...
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Jason Papadopoulos
jasonp@...
Dec 6, 2007 6:41 am
... How the licensing will work depends on the level of integration. The msieve codebase can remain public domain, the rest of GGNFS can remain under GPL, and...
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Anton Korobeynikov
aslsoft
Dec 6, 2007 6:55 am
Hello Everyone It was pretty quite here for some time :) ... Just my two cents: we can also think about better make system than current (I can spend some time...
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Jason Papadopoulos
jasonp@...
Dec 6, 2007 7:11 pm
So it sounds like there's broad agreement to move forward with updating GGNFS. I propose the following: - I complete and release msieve v1.31; this has some...
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br_gladman
Dec 6, 2007 7:44 pm
... Hi Jason and friends, Pleaase add the step of establishing the Visual C++ build project for the combined product - which I should be able to do as I have...
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Mark Rodenkirch
mgrogue
Dec 6, 2007 10:50 pm
Fix all compiler warnings so it builds cleanly on all platforms. Part of that means using defined types from stdint.h, which I think would help us find and...
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Anton Korobeynikov
aslsoft
Dec 7, 2007 12:16 am
Hello, Mark ... Agree (for using stdint.h), this will require some efforts but it's definitely worth to do so. -- With best regards, Anton Korobeynikov. ...
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Anton Korobeynikov
aslsoft
Dec 7, 2007 12:18 am
Jason, ... Why don't use this step for some file moving? For example via creation of directories 'ggnfs' and 'msieve'. Or something like this. Maybe some code...
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Jason Papadopoulos
jasonp@...
Dec 7, 2007 3:46 am
... Good idea, although with msieve fully integrated none of the source outside pol5 and lasieve4 is really needed, except possibly some small utility...
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Brian Gladman
br_gladman
Dec 7, 2007 9:02 am
... This makes sense provided we import a version of stdint.h in order to maintain the C90 compatibility of the code since a number of compilers (including...
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Anton Korobeynikov
aslsoft
Dec 8, 2007 1:00 pm
Hello, ... Right, but fortunately there is direct alternative for vcpp. I even have already cooked .h file for this. -- With best regards, Anton Korobeynikov. ...
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ramanvis
Dec 8, 2007 2:05 pm
I just wanted to let you know that my 2.8 GHz Pentium D dual core CPU (on which I currently sieve for 6,305-) is running two copies of GGNFS at 1.2 GHz. I...
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Andrey Belenko
a_belenko
Dec 8, 2007 2:16 pm
Hello, ramanvis! ... Processors usually include some protection from overheating. Typical protection is to reduce clock frequency. SO, yes, high temperature...
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Jason Papadopoulos
jasonp@...
Dec 8, 2007 2:24 pm
... That's much too hot, a processor running at full speed should not go over 60 C. I think it's likely your processor is throttling itself to avoid damage. ...
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ramanvis
Dec 8, 2007 3:43 pm
... may ... NO, when I turn on the computer, in two minutes, the temperature goes up to 80°C (while booting). What should I do to make the processor cooler?...
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Andrey Belenko
a_belenko
Dec 8, 2007 3:53 pm
Hello, ramanvis! ... You should check if cooler is okay. Anyway, cooling CPUs is well beyond scope of this group. ... No, it s not permanent. Once you've get...
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br_gladman
Dec 8, 2007 8:43 pm
... to ... compilers ... have ... Hi Anton, I agree we could fix this for VC++ but I would prefer to fix it for all C90 compilers because some versions of...
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Mark Rodenkirch
mgrogue
Dec 8, 2007 9:05 pm
... Really? AFAIK, "//" is valid to start comments according to the C90 standard. But I also don't understand why it would need to adhere to the C90 standard...
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br_gladman
Dec 8, 2007 9:58 pm
... for ... C90 ... to ... not ... Hi Mark, I thought that // comments are a C99 feature but I could be wrong. A large number of modern C compilers don't...
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Mark Rodenkirch
mgrogue
Dec 8, 2007 11:12 pm
... I could argue that Microsoft is more interested in adhering to its own standard rather than someone else's... Anyways, I use Visual C++ 6 at work am I'm...
