Temporary fix for usemallocwrap problems on IRIX (was Re: usemallocwrap problems...

Message-Id: <mid+200410310901.i9V91g1Y519894@dogberry.rutgers.edu>

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@23439

diff --git a/hints/irix_6.sh b/hints/irix_6.sh
index ad6e778..b09e34d 100644 (file)
--- a/hints/irix_6.sh
+++ b/hints/irix_6.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 # The compiler bug has been reported to SGI.
 # -- Allen Smith <allens@cpan.org>
 
+# Modified (10/30/04) to turn off usemallocwrap (PERL_MALLOC_WRAP) in -n32
+# mode - Allen.
+
 case "$use64bitall" in
 $define|true|[yY]*)
     case "`uname -s`" in
@@ -140,7 +143,15 @@ esac'
        test -z "$lddlflags" && lddlflags="-n32 -shared"
        test -z "$libc" && libc='/usr/lib32/libc.so'
        test -z "$plibpth" && plibpth='/usr/lib32 /lib32 /usr/ccs/lib'
-       ;;
+
+       # PERL_MALLOC_WRAP gives false alarms ("panic: memory wrap") in IRIX
+       # -n32 mode, resulting in perl compiles never getting further than
+       # miniperl. I am not sure whether it actually does any good in -32 or
+       # -64 mode, especially the latter, but it does not give false
+       # alarms (in testing). -Allen
+
+       usemallocwrap=${usemallocwrap:-false}
+       ;;
 *"cc -64"*)
     case "`uname -s`" in
     IRIX)
@@ -188,6 +199,8 @@ esac'
                lddlflags="$lddlflags -mabi=64"
                ;;
        *)      ccflags="$ccflags -DIRIX32_SEMUN_BROKEN_BY_GCC"
+                # XXX Note: It is possible that turning off usemallocwrap is
+                # needed here; insufficient data! - Allen
                ;;
        esac
        ;;