Re: malloc and libc.4.6.27+
Michael K. Johnson (johnsonm@nigel.vnet.net)
Thu, 29 Jun 1995 08:34:22 -0500
Ricky Beam writes:
>Has anyone noticed any problems in malloc from libc4.6.27 and above. After
>updating and installing from Slackware 2.3.0 -- which installes libc4.6.27,
>I have run up against a brick wall in XmCreateFileSelectionDialog as the
>stack grows to 24 entries and XtString/malloc is getting called every dozen
>or so instructions. After several iterations, the stack suddenly loses
>the lower 12 entries generating a SEGV as functions begin to return.
>
>This problem goes away when libc4.5.26 is used.
This, believe it or not, is a bug in the Motif library. I know
from personal experience that at least SWiM 1.2.4 and Moo-Tiff
2.0 have it, and I know by report that SWiM 2.0 has it. Contact
support and tell them about your problem, and they will be able
to provide you with a fixed version of the library.
I *think* that the problem is only in the static version of the
library. Assuming I am correct, you should be able to test the
validity of my suggestion by linking with the shared version of
the Motif library.
michaelkjohnson