Example use of plot3d crashes maxima

[vandyswa]

Binary package hint: maxima

Using one of the "? plot3d" examples appears to crash Maxima. Notice that it ends up so messed up that the
last "? version" query actually segv's right out of the application. This is Maxima 5.13.0 under a fully updated Kubuntu Ibex.

(%i2) expr_1: 5*cos(x)*(cos(x/2)*cos(y) + sin(x/2)*sin(2*y)
                + 3.0) - 10.0$

(%i3) expr_2: -5*sin(x)*(cos(x/2)*cos(y) + sin(x/2)*sin(2*y)
                + 3.0)$

(%i4) expr_3: 5*(-sin(x/2)*cos(y) + cos(x/2)*sin(2*y))$

(%i5) plot3d ([expr_1, expr_2, expr_3], [x, -%pi, %pi],
                [y, -%pi, %pi], ['grid, 40, 40]);
Universal error handler called recursively (:ERROR NIL
                                                  CONDITIONS::CLCS-UNIVERSAL-ERROR-HANDLER
                                                  ""
                                                  "Couldn't protect")
Universal error handler called recursively (:ERROR NIL
                                            CONDITIONS::CLCS-UNIVERSAL-ERROR-HANDLER
                                            "" "Couldn't protect")
Maxima encountered a Lisp error:

 Error in CONDITIONS::CLCS-UNIVERSAL-ERROR-HANDLER [or a callee]: Caught fatal error [memory may be damaged]

Automatically continuing.
To reenable the Lisp debugger set *debugger-hook* to nil.
(%i6) ? version
Segmentation fault
vandys@deepthought$

[Timothy Pearson (kb9vqf)]

Confirming on Jaunty 9.04:

(%i1) plot3d(atan(-x^2+y^3/4),[x,-4,4],[y,-4,4],[grid,50,50]);
Universal error handler called recursively (:ERROR NIL
                                                  CONDITIONS::CLCS-UNIVERSAL-ERROR-HANDLER
                                                  ""
                                                  "Couldn't protect")
Universal error handler called recursively (:ERROR NIL
                                            CONDITIONS::CLCS-UNIVERSAL-ERROR-HANDLER
                                            "" "Couldn't protect")
Maxima encountered a Lisp error:
 Error in CONDITIONS::CLCS-UNIVERSAL-ERROR-HANDLER [or a callee]: Caught fatal error [memory may be damaged]
Automatically continuing.
To reenable the Lisp debugger set *debugger-hook* to nil.

[Timothy Pearson (kb9vqf)]

WORKAROUND:
The Debian Sid package installs quite nicely, and does not have this bug:
http://packages.debian.org/sid/maxima

[elrond (elrond.)]

I've marked it as duplicate of bug #303587