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diff src/s/aix4-2.h @ 65657:c6e45e9a83bf
* s/aix4-2.h (BROKEN_GET_CURRENT_DIR_NAME): Define
BROKEN_GET_CURRENT_DIR_NAME.
* sysdep.c (get_current_dir_name): Also define if
BROKEN_GET_CURRENT_DIR_NAME.
* m/ibmrs6000.h: Test for USG5, not USG5_4.
author | Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu> |
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date | Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:06:03 +0000 |
parents | 695cf19ef79e |
children | 43a8bd744de4 ee12d75eb214 |
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--- a/src/s/aix4-2.h Fri Sep 23 15:49:13 2005 +0000 +++ b/src/s/aix4-2.h Fri Sep 23 17:06:03 2005 +0000 @@ -2,5 +2,23 @@ #undef ALIGN_DATA_RELOC +/* On AIX Emacs uses the gmalloc.c malloc implementation. But given + the way this system works, libc functions that return malloced + memory use the libc malloc implementation. Calling xfree or + xrealloc on the results of such functions results in a crash. + + One solution for this could be to define SYSTEM_MALLOC here, but + that does not currently work on this system. + + It is possible to completely override the malloc implementation on + AIX, but that involves putting the malloc functions in a shared + library and setting the MALLOCTYPE environment variable to point to + tha shared library. + + Emacs currently calls xrealloc on the results of get_current_dir name, + to avoid a crash just use the Emacs implementation for that function. +*/ +#define BROKEN_GET_CURRENT_DIR_NAME 1 + /* arch-tag: 38fe75ea-6aef-42bd-8449-bc34d921a562 (do not change this comment) */