On Tue, Aug 28, 2001 at 09:20:16AM -0500, Steve Ames wrote:
> Except it isn't tcsh specific really.
>
> Our config.h in /usr/src/bin/csh defines SYSMALLOC. The port does not.
> The port works, the system version doesn't. If you comment out SYSMALLOC
> in /usr/src/bin/csh/config.h and recompile then the TCSH bug goes away.
Then please submit a patch in a PR. I did the original config.h and I am
not a powerful CSH user, so I made best guesses. FreeBSD survives
because others get involved.
> Now you could argue that perhaps the definition of SYSMALLOC just exposes
> a bug in tcsh?
Maybe. One that cares should email Christos to find out if it is a bug
or feature. Those that experience the problem are the ones in the best
position to explain and get to the bottom of the issue.
> OTOH, since the system version in -STABLE also defines SYSMALLOC and
> still manages to work... you could also argue that this points to some
> other bug in -CURRENT... lastly it could be argued that I'm barking up
> completely the wrong tree. *shrug*
Current and RELENG_4 do differ in the default malloc.conf settings.
Current uses "ADJ<". Can you try those settings on RELENG_4 and see if
it changes anything?
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