algsys and "quotient by zero"



On 10/6/2012 2:35 PM, andre maute wrote:
> On 10/06/2012 04:30 PM, Richard Fateman wrote:
>> On 10/6/2012 3:14 AM, andre maute wrote:
>>> Hi list,
>>>
>>> does somebody know,
>>> if I want to solve an algebraic system of equations
>>> and algsys returns "quotient by zero",
>>> is there still a possibility my system is solvable?
>> Yes. This is an internal error in GCD program. try gcd:subres;
>> then try again.
>
> I'll try your and Barton's suggestions, Thanks.
>
>> Next time you report a bug, try to include enough information
>> to reproduce it.
>
> I'm still working on a test case. This could take some time.
>
> 60 equations
> 71 variables

Unless the equations are almost all trivial, this is a huge problem.
How long does it run before it stops?