From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jon Wilson Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.user Subject: Re: alloca bug Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:12:43 -0600 Message-ID: <457F8BCB.5020304@fastmail.fm> References: <457855E1.3070807@fastmail.fm> <87psaopz52.fsf@ossau.uklinux.net> <457F2557.80904@fastmail.fm> <87irggzoho.fsf@zip.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: dough.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1165986706 31721 80.91.229.10 (13 Dec 2006 05:11:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:11:46 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 13 06:11:44 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: guile-user@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by dough.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1GuMP3-0005aj-L7 for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:11:38 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GuMP2-0006SR-TH for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:11:36 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GuMOx-0006Qa-O6 for guile-user@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:11:31 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GuMOv-0006OA-R3 for guile-user@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:11:31 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GuMOv-0006O3-Nw for guile-user@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:11:29 -0500 Original-Received: from [131.225.111.12] (helo=mailgw2.fnal.gov) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GuMOv-0002sP-Im for guile-user@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:11:29 -0500 Original-Received: from mailav1.fnal.gov (mailav1.fnal.gov [131.225.111.18]) by mailgw2.fnal.gov (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.06 (built Mar 28 2005)) with SMTP id <0JA700KGK52ND5@mailgw2.fnal.gov> for guile-user@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:11:29 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: from mailgw2.fnal.gov ([131.225.111.12]) by mailav1.fnal.gov (SAVSMTP 3.1.7.47) with SMTP id M2006121223112812325 for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:11:28 -0600 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.mailgw2.fnal.gov by mailgw2.fnal.gov (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.06 (built Mar 28 2005)) id <0JA7008014MKPT@mailgw2.fnal.gov> (original mail from j85wilson@fastmail.fm) for guile-user@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:11:29 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: from [192.168.0.2] (cpe-24-162-120-52.hot.res.rr.com [24.162.120.52]) by mailgw2.fnal.gov (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.06 (built Mar 28 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0JA700J1H53491@mailgw2.fnal.gov> for guile-user@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:11:29 -0600 (CST) In-reply-to: <87irggzoho.fsf@zip.com.au> Original-To: Guile Users User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20061115) X-BeenThere: guile-user@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General Guile related discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.user:5731 Archived-At: Hi Kevin, Kevin Ryde wrote: > Jon Wilson writes: > >> I need some help understanding what you've said. >> > > AC_FUNC_ALLOCA in configure normally uses an alloca.c > (libguile/alloca.c) to provide alloca() if the compiler or C library > doesn't otherwise have one. Should be unrelated to whatever happens > on bsd. > > Not sure why libguile/alloca.c has to exist. Does autoconf insist on > it being present, even if we then reject that version? > Thanks. Now I get what Neil was talking about. I've got that shell account now, but it is getting late. I'll take a look at making a bug report tomorrow. Plenty of time now classes are all over, and all I have left are grad school apps. Speaking of which, if anyone is at Ohio State and could put in a good word for me with the physics department, that would be favorite. Regards, Jon _______________________________________________ Guile-user mailing list Guile-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/guile-user