Bill Allombert on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:23:01 +0200


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Re: error with --tune


On Sat, Mar 28, 2026 at 12:15:07AM -0400, SW wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I tried to install pari snapshot 2.18.0-915-gb789ada1c4 on an ARM system.  I
> already installed gnu-gmp and "make check" returned no error.  I then run
> 
>    env MAKE="make -j2" Configure --tune
> 
> When it got to
> 
>    Setting LOGAGMCX_LIMIT... (default: 1480)
> 
> I got the error message
> 
>    ***  couldn't measure time. ***  Error in the PARI system. End of
> program.

For what is worth, I tested tune on a Mac M1 (arm64) and there was no problem.
However, timing is inherently a non-deterministic operation so maybe you were
just unlucky.

You can redo this test with more detail by issuing
./tune -ttt 16

Cheers,
Bill