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Re: newlib/libc/stdlib/mallocr.c
Christopher Faylor wrote:
>
> >
> >I would get segmentation faults within mallocr.c. The first time it
> >occurred was the originating call was within the code I was adding. I
> >modified the code a bit and that caused the malloc's in environ.cc to
> >issue the segmentation faults in mallocr.c. If you need to know exactly
> >where in mallocr.c that was causing the problem I can most likely
> >reproduce it to get the failure point.
>
> SEGVs are invariably a sign of attempts to free memory that hasn't been
> allocated.
>
I wasn't freeing memory I was mallocing memory. Once I've finished my
annual disk cleaning job I'll try to reproduce the problem.
Earnie.
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