[erlang-bugs] Mac OS X - trunc for large float causes ERTS_FP_CHECK_INIT at [...]: detected unhandled FPE at [...]

[Bob Ippolito]

I only see this error on Mac OS X. I have not been able to reproduce in Linux.

Here's an example, any number larger than 16#7ffffffffffffe00 will
cause this error.

Erlang R14B02 (erts-5.8.3) [source] [64-bit] [smp:4:4] [rq:4]
[async-threads:4] [hipe] [kernel-poll:true]

Eshell V5.8.3  (abort with ^G)
1> trunc(16#7ffffffffffffdff * 1.0).
9223372036854774784
2> trunc(16#7ffffffffffffdff * 1.0).
9223372036854774784
3> trunc(16#7ffffffffffffe00 * 1.0).
9223372036854775808
4> trunc(16#7ffffffffffffe00 * 1.0).
ERTS_FP_CHECK_INIT at 0x10086210: detected unhandled FPE at
0x19223372036854775808
5> trunc(16#7ffffffffffffe00 * 1.0).
ERTS_FP_CHECK_INIT at 0x10086210: detected unhandled FPE at
0x19223372036854775808
6> io:format("~s~n", [os:cmd("uname -a")]).
Darwin ba.local 10.7.0 Darwin Kernel Version 10.7.0: Sat Jan 29
15:17:16 PST 2011; root:xnu-1504.9.37~1/RELEASE_I386 i386

Here's another example:

Erlang R14B02 (erts-5.8.3) [source] [64-bit] [smp:4:4] [rq:4]
[async-threads:4] [hipe] [kernel-poll:true]

Eshell V5.8.3  (abort with ^G)
1> <<F/float>> = <<67,224,0,0,0,0,0,0>>, trunc(F).
9223372036854775808
2> <<F/float>> = <<67,224,0,0,0,0,0,0>>, trunc(F).
ERTS_FP_CHECK_INIT at 0x10083e24: detected unhandled FPE at
0x19223372036854775808
3> <<F/float>> = <<67,224,0,0,0,0,0,0>>, trunc(F).
ERTS_FP_CHECK_INIT at 0x10083e24: detected unhandled FPE at
0x19223372036854775808

-bob