Bug#844134: Request for help - scilab segfaults with TSX

[Ian Jackson]

Gilles Filippini writes ("Request for help - scilab segfaults with TSX"):
> Control: tag -1 + help
...
> I've just noticed this RC bug [1] against scilab. After reading through
> the recent thread on this subject [2] I must admit I have no clue what
> to do.
> 
> [1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=844134
> [2] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/11/threads.html#00210
> 
> I don't have access to any box with TSX enabled, and failed to find any
> porterbox as well. Would building with '-fsanitize=thread' expose the
> bug on a TSX disabled box?

Have you tried helgrind ?

I'm afraid the TSX-enabled machine I had before is a laptop belonging
to my partner and I can't really borrow it for debugging scilab.

Ian.

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