[PATCH] macros: Use conservative default for malloc(0) when cross-compiling #24460

Mikhail Gusarov dottedmag at dottedmag.net
Wed Dec 9 14:19:36 PST 2009


Twas brillig at 16:17:49 09.12.2009 UTC-05 when memsize at videotron.ca did gyre and gimble:

 >> I'd prefer configure to explicitly fail instead of silently making
 >> choices behind my back.

 GN> I looked at the code using MALLOC_0_RETURNS_NULL and malloc(0) is
 GN> replaced with malloc(1) to avoid a NULL being returned. A
 GN> production or benchmark build should still pass the correct value
 GN> for an optimum build. Would that information influence your
 GN> preference?

Oops, sorry for not researching the subject before. No objections then.

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