installing OK, but checking not OK

[Brian Gough]

 > ...and 'make check` still gives me the error code mentioned above.
 > Should I ignore the problem for good and carry on using the GSL??

If the segmentation fault only occurs while running make check try
using the following command-line,

TESTS_ENVIRONMENT=gdb make check

which will run the test under gdb and should catch the error.

For example,

bjg|debian> TESTS_ENVIRONMENT=gdb make check
make  test
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/bjg/gsl/dht'
make[1]: `test' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/bjg/gsl/dht'
make  check-TESTS
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/bjg/gsl/dht'
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(gdb) run
Starting program: /home/bjg/gsl/dht/./test 
PASS: Small Exact DHT
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(gdb) bt
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