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Getting fault in smartpca

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Description

I am running smartPCA with fastmode: YES on a dataset of 188380 SNPs and 50k individuals.
After running like for 200 mins it gives the following error.

Illegal instruction (core dumped) smartpca -p par.data > data.log

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Research direction

Start with the reported smartpca command, par.data parameters, and data.log output, focusing on the fastmode: YES setting and the Illegal instruction message. Reproduce with the stated dataset scale if available and determine whether the failure is tied to the input, runtime environment, or processor. Done would be a documented cause with a verified resolution or reproducible diagnostic.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
bioinformatics
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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