Re: glib: alloca brain damages
- From: Kenneth Albanowski <kjahds kjahds com>
- To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik pobox com>
- cc: gtk-devel-list redhat com
- Subject: Re: glib: alloca brain damages
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 19:44:44 -0500 (EST)
On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Kenneth Albanowski wrote:
> > I don't have rigourous knowledge of alloca on various platforms, but my
> > gut feeling is that trusting any of its behaviour whatsoever is somewhat
> > dangerous. [...]
>
> If you can't trust it, replace it. That's why AC_FUNC_ALLOCA exists.
True, but fake alloca is slightly less interesting then real alloca, as
it's not a perfect emulation. More consistent by a long shot, I'll grant.
--
Kenneth Albanowski (kjahds@kjahds.com, CIS: 70705,126)
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