in reply to Re^2: disappearing segfault
in thread disappearing segfault

The point is that if the print statement truly fixed the problem, then it would be fixed. By definition.

We both know that is unlikely. The reality is (most likely) that the addition of a print statement defers the symptom. And that realisation of itself is a useful one.

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