[Axiom-developer] [#16 Serious One Line Crashing Axiom]

[Bill Page]

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-WS> ******Warning: Please save your Axiom session before trying this!
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-WS>                         AXIOM Computer Algebra System
-WS>               Version of Tuesday November 30, 2004 at 21:11:14
-WS> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-WS>    Issue )copyright to view copyright notices.
-WS>    Issue )summary for a summary of useful system commands.
-WS>    Issue )quit to leave AXIOM and return to shell.
-WS> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-(1) ->> typeOf(1)
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-WS>    (1)  PositiveInteger
-WS>                              Type: Domain
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-(2) ->> typeOf(1)::OutputForm
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-WS>    (2)  PositiveInteger()
-WS>                              Type: OutputForm
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******Warning: Please save your Axiom session before trying this!

  AXIOM Computer Algebra System

  Version of Tuesday November 30, 2004 at 21:11:14

\begin{axiom}

)version

\end{axiom}

\begin{axiom}

typeOf(1)

typeOf(1)::OutputForm

print(typeOf(1)::OutputForm)

\end{axiom}


********** CRASH *************

 This happens on both Windows (above) and Fedora FC2 (October 25, 2004).
But NOT on NAG version::

 ***** Error stack overflow

 and NAG version did not crash, but still possibly a bug.

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