Taking the square root of the square root of negative one freezes^^-1
Bug #515280 reported by
Sean Cassidy
This bug affects 2 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
gcalctool (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs | ||
Karmic |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gcalctool
To freeze gcalctool:
1.) Be in the Scientific or Programming mode (Ctrl-S)
2.) Type 1
3.) Press the +/- operator, such that the current expression is -(1)
4.) Put your cursor before the current expression
5.) Press the square root button twice
6.) Press enter
7.) Watch as gcalctool fails to respond
$ uname -r
2.6.31-17-generic
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
$ apt-cache policy gcalctool
gcalctool:
Installed: 5.28.2-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 5.28.2-0ubuntu1
tags: |
added: verification-done removed: verification-needed |
Changed in gcalctool (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Released → Confirmed |
Changed in gcalctool (Ubuntu Karmic): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Confirmed |
Changed in gcalctool (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Released → Fix Committed |
Changed in gcalctool (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Changed in gcalctool (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Released → Fix Committed |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
summary: |
- Taking the square root of the square root of negative one freezes + Taking the square root of the square root of negative one freezes^^-1 |
Changed in gcalctool (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Released → New |
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To be clear, you can also do this in a more straightforward way by just pressing sqrt twice, and then -1, and then enter. This also freezes gcalctool.