Re: tlug: gcc bug in SlackWare 3.3

[Christopher Wiles <wileyc@example.com>]

On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

> Well, GCC is up to 2.7.2.3 _specifically_ to fix problems on Intel
> platforms.  I don't know what the problems are though.

Uh, not exactly ... code-wise, 2.7.2.1 was the last real fix (the
strength-reduce bug ... Jason, correct me if I'm wrong).  2.7.2.[23] just
enabled glibc support.

> GCC may be using its own malloc.  Slackware may have decided to use
> the Doug Lea malloc which is much faster but not as well-tested as GNU
> malloc.  Try installing a different distribution's GCC (Debian or
> RedHat) or download binaries from a Sunsite mirror.

If Slackware is using a libc newer than ... hmmm, 5.3.19 (whatever was
current as of January 1996) then it's using Doug's malloc.

> Look for a big regular expression.

... also look for a pointer being freed multiple times.

--	Chris (wileyc@example.com)

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