Issue897: XEmacs supplied malloc is outdated and does not compile - XEmacs Issue Tracking System

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Title	XEmacs supplied malloc is outdated and does not compile
Type	defect	Module	core code 21.4, core code 21.5
Severity	inconvenience	Platform	N/A
Keywords	build	Nosy List	matsl

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Status	done/needs work		Reason	fixed
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Created on 2017-07-11.10:38:29 by matsl, last changed 2018-09-24.15:30:00 by aidan.

Messages
msg2575	[hidden] ([hidden])	Date: 2018-09-24.15:29:58
	Message-ID: <1537803000.22.0.391462465455.issue897@xemacs.org>
Fixed from the perspective of 21.5 in commit 3b1ef8c61ffe . Thanks for the report, Mats. Still an issue for 21.4.
msg2572	[hidden] ([hidden])	Date: 2017-07-11.10:38:27
With the glibc 2.25 some functions are removed so that configure chooses to use the malloc supplied with XEmacs. That version does not compile. The workaround is to force configure to use system malloc. I suggest that this is set as the default. Probably the XEmacs supplied malloc could be removed too as dead code but, who knows, on some old system that could still be useful!? This could also be a problem for "core code 21.4" but I have not verified that.

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2018-09-24 15:30:00	aidan	set	status: new -> done/needs work reason: fixed messages: + msg2575 module: + core code 21.4
2017-07-11 10:38:29	matsl	create