Re: Strange variables...

Hi Fred,

thank you for this report. This is a bug in the compiler.
Fixed in the git and will be available in the 1.4.5 version.

Daniel


Le 08/01/2015 20:57, Fred Bapst a écrit :
> I'm observing a rather strange behaviour (GnuProlog 1.4.4 on Windows and Linux,
> idem for older versions) and I'm not able to completely isolate it; it seems to
> be related to singleton variables and backtracking. Here is a stupid code
> demonstrating the issue:
>
> %--------------
> z(A,B, A,B).
> z(A,B, B,A).
>
> p5(Ls):-
>      _ = [B, C],
>      % write(B), % write(C),
>      Ls = [A, E],
>      z(A, _, 1, 2),
>      E=3,
>      z(A, _, B, C).
>
> %--------------
>
> Asking for every solution leads to an infinite loop...
>
>    ?- p5(X).
>    X = [1,3] ? a
>       ...... [infinine loop].....
>
> Writing B and C removes the problem; and writing only one of them leads to
> another strange behavior.
>
> Running the call with the tracer also changes the behavior, and reveals
> strange d(...) sub-terms:
>
> {trace}
> | ?- p5(X).
>        1    1  Call: p5(_23) ?
>        2    2  Call: z(_53,_57,1,2) ?
>        2    2  Exit: z(1,2,1,2) ?
>        3    2  Call: z(1,_85,_126,_127) ?
>        3    2  Exit: z(1,_85,1,_85) ?
>        1    1  Exit: p5([1,3]) ?
> X = [1,3] ? a
>        1    1  Redo: p5([1,3]) ?
>        3    2  Redo: z(1,_85,1,_85) ?
>        3    2  Exit: z(1,_85,_85,1) ?
>        1    1  Exit: p5([1,3]) ?
> X = [1,3]
>        1    1  Redo: p5([1,3]) ?
>        2    2  Redo: z(1,2,1,2) ?
>        2    2  Exit: z(2,1,1,2) ?
>        3    2  Call:
> z(2,_85,d(3,[a(z(2,_85,d(3,[a(z(2,_85,...),3,2,...),a(p5(...),1,...)]),2),3,2,144),a(p5([2,3]),1,1,87)]),2)
> ?
>        3    2  Exit:
> z(2,d(3,[a(z(2,d(3,[a(z(2,d(...,...),...),3,2,...),a(p5(...),1,...)]),d(3,[a(z(2,d(...,...),...),3,2,...),a(p5(...),1,...)]),2),3,2,144),a(p5([2,3]),1,1,87)]),d(3,[a(z(2,d(3,[a(z(2,d(...,...),...),3,2,...),a(p5(...),1,...)]),d(3,[a(z(2,d(...,...),...),3,2,...),a(p5(...),1,...)]),2),3,2,144),a(p5([2,3]),1,1,87)]),2)
> ?
>        1    1  Exit: p5([2,3]) ?
> X = [2,3]
> (16 ms) yes
> {trace}
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Users-prolog mailing list
> [email protected]
> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/users-prolog
>


-- 
Ce message a ete verifie par MailScanner
pour des virus ou des polluriels et rien de
suspect n'a ete trouve.