blastn crashes when using XML output format with infinite max E-value

[Adam Novak]

I can run blastn with the option "-evalue +inf" and, with the default output format, the program runs fine and prints out everything it finds with e-values < infinity. However, with XML output ("-outfmt 5"), it crashes because it refuses to represent an infinite double in its XML format.

It should either output infinity for the parameter in the XML file, or say explicitly that an infinite e-value can't be used in combination with XML output.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ncbi-blast+ (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 28 15:56:14 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ncbi-blast+
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-31 (181 days ago)

[osallou (olivier-sallou)]

Bug has been forwarded to upstream

[Dylan Aïssi (daissi)]

Fixed in ncbi-blast+ 2.2.29 (Xenial)