From: hjl@nynexst.com (H.J. Lu) Subject: Re: gcc on linux Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1993 16:56:32 GMT
In article 93Jun7115233@carlo.phys.uva.nl, bas@phys.uva.nl (Bas de Bakker) writes:
> This is very vague. I'd like to note that I have found that the
> malloc library of linux is less forgiving than many others I've seen.
The Linux malloc uses memory more efficiently. The programming error
will show up much faster under Linux.
> Programs which ran ok on other systems gave SEGVs under linux. This
> invariably turned out to be a programming error, like using freed
> memory.
>
I suggest to fix the programming error first.
> To be completely on the safe side: Of course I'm not proposing a
> change in Linux' malloc library.
>
> Bas.
H.J.