If using input statements, the machine will lock (sometimes aonly fter multiple
Reported by Red Sarna
-- Bug description --
If using input statements, the machine will lock (sometimes aonly fter multiple runs of the same program, sometimes right away).
NOTE: This problem arises on most, if not all computers used by my students that are running XP (a few) or Vista (most). No computers running Linux or Macs seem to be affected. Since this bug has been documented by others before, without solution I guess, may I suggest that the compiler could be causing the problem? (I assume you are using gcc for Linux and probably Macs, something else for Microsoft.)
-- Scilab error message --
Sometimes, an exception error -- often machine just freezes
-- How to reproduce the bug --
Create any program with an x = input("question") statement, and run. Quotes can be either " or '