void->quad gives error than segfault

Author: SwayamInSync

quaddtype/numpy_quaddtype/src/casts.cpp

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "casts.h"
 #include "dtype.h"
 
-#define NUM_CASTS 29  // 14 to_casts + 14 from_casts + 1 quad_to_quad
+#define NUM_CASTS 30  // 14 to_casts + 14 from_casts + 1 quad_to_quad + 1 void_to_quad
 
 static NPY_CASTING
 quad_to_quad_resolve_descriptors(PyObject *NPY_UNUSED(self),
@@ -717,6 +717,26 @@ add_cast_to(PyArray_DTypeMeta *from)
     add_spec(spec);
 }
 
+static NPY_CASTING
+void_to_quad_resolve_descriptors(PyObject *NPY_UNUSED(self), PyArray_DTypeMeta *dtypes[2],
+                                PyArray_Descr *given_descrs[2], PyArray_Descr *loop_descrs[2],
+                                npy_intp *view_offset)
+{
+    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, 
+        "Cannot cast void dtype to QuadPrecDType. "
+        "Void arrays contain arbitrary binary data that cannot be meaningfully converted to quad-precision floats.");
+    return (NPY_CASTING)-1;
+}
+
+static int
+void_to_quad_strided_loop(PyArrayMethod_Context *context, char *const data[],
+                         npy_intp const dimensions[], npy_intp const strides[],
+                         void *NPY_UNUSED(auxdata))
+{
+    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "void_to_quad_strided_loop should not be called");
+    return -1;
+}
+
 PyArrayMethod_Spec **
 init_casts_internal(void)
 {
@@ -739,6 +759,24 @@ init_casts_internal(void)
 
     add_spec(quad2quad_spec);
 
+    PyArray_DTypeMeta **void_dtypes = new PyArray_DTypeMeta *[2]{&PyArray_VoidDType, &QuadPrecDType};
+    PyType_Slot *void_slots = new PyType_Slot[]{
+        {NPY_METH_resolve_descriptors, (void *)&void_to_quad_resolve_descriptors},
+        {NPY_METH_strided_loop, (void *)&void_to_quad_strided_loop},
+        {NPY_METH_unaligned_strided_loop, (void *)&void_to_quad_strided_loop},
+        {0, nullptr}};
+
+    PyArrayMethod_Spec *void_spec = new PyArrayMethod_Spec{
+        .name = "cast_Void_to_QuadPrec_ERROR",
+        .nin = 1,
+        .nout = 1,
+        .casting = NPY_UNSAFE_CASTING,
+        .flags = NPY_METH_SUPPORTS_UNALIGNED,
+        .dtypes = void_dtypes,
+        .slots = void_slots,
+    };
+    add_spec(void_spec);
+
     add_cast_to<npy_bool>(&PyArray_BoolDType);
     add_cast_to<npy_byte>(&PyArray_ByteDType);
     add_cast_to<npy_short>(&PyArray_ShortDType);

quaddtype/reinstall.sh

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ if [ -d "build/" ]; then
     rm -rf subprojects/sleef
 fi
 
-
+export CFLAGS="-g -O0" 
+export CXXFLAGS="-g -O0"
 python -m pip uninstall -y numpy_quaddtype
 python -m pip install . -v