Setting the SIGFPE handler to SIG_IGN is problematic, especially when embedding perl
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- Perl
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Description
Migrated from rt.perl.org#114574 (status was 'open')
Searchable as RT114574$
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the migrated RT114574 report linked in the issue and inspect how Perl handles SIGFPE when embedded. The issue body does not identify files, tests, expected behavior, or a completion condition; clarify those before attempting a change.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- perl
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 15/100