Re: lib/47120: libc alloca(3) seems to fail

[Steffen "Daode" Nurpmeso <sdaoden%gmail.com@localhost>]

christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas) wrote:

 |The following reply was made to PR lib/47120; it has been noted by GNATS.
 |
 |From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)
 |To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, lib-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, 
 |      gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, 
sdaoden%gmail.com@localhost
 |Cc: 
 |Subject: Re: lib/47120: libc alloca(3) seems to fail
 |Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:29:29 -0400
 |
 | On Oct 24,  9:50pm, sdaoden%gmail.com@localhost (Steffen "Daode" Nurpmeso) 
wrote:
 | -- Subject: Re: lib/47120: libc alloca(3) seems to fail
 | 
 | We've been discussing this issue programs that use alloca(3) should use
 | the compiler-supplied version not the libc supplied one. I've added a \
 |warning
 | about uses of alloca(3) from libc so in current, programs that use the \
 |libc
 | alloca(3) will get a warning. I've also updated the man page for \
 |alloca(3).
 | 
 | christos

Ok, i've switched mine to only look for __builtin_alloca() and
fall back to malloc(3) otherwise.

--steffen