[Developers] adprogram_name

dave fournier davef at otter-rsch.com
Sat Aug 6 14:59:38 PDT 2011


On 11-08-04 08:18 AM, Jim Ianelli wrote:

I checked it out. making that change to

  int n=adprogram_name.size();
   if (n>4)
   {
     if (adprogram_name(n - 3) == '.'
&& adprogram_name(n - 2) == 'e'
&& adprogram_name(n - 1) == 'x'
&& adprogram_name(n) == 'e')
     {
       n -= 4;
     }
   }

in model7.cpp fixes the problem Jim encountered.


> Recompiled ADMB from source code the other day and things are working 
> ok---except that adprogram_name seems to be acting strangely.
>
> A model called "tm" (for transcendental mindlessness) that compiles 
> fine and runs from within gdb perfectly gives the following message 
> when run outside of gdb (i.e., normally):
>
> tm
>
> Error: Invalid index / used for array range [1, 2] in "unsigned char & 
> adstring::operator()(int i)". Index out of bounds
>
> If I run it outside with the following:
>
> .\tm
>
> It works.
>
> Printing out the program name (to dig deeper) I see that the above 
> command (from within gdb) give:
>
> C:\Users\jianelli\Desktop\fsct/tm.exe
>
> The classic windows vs unix slash war.
>
> Oddly, if I switch to drive d: and run C:tm it works fine.
>
> Not sure if this is something that is an easy fix but it is sure a 
> lame error that will turn people away quickly if not fixable (or maybe 
> I'm alone with this issue?)  I recall Buck Stockhausen had a similar 
> naming convention issue that changed the behavior in a recent email.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jim
>
>
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