Re: bug#7859: syncing Emacs from sources maintained elsewhere

[Paul Eggert]

On 01/19/2011 10:45 PM, Jan Djärv wrote:
> /* config.h #define:s malloc/realloc/free and then includes stdlib.h.
>    We want the undefined versions, but if config.h includes stdlib.h
>    with the #define:s in place, the prototypes will be wrong and we get
>    warnings.  To prevent that, include stdlib.h before config.h.  */

OK, I see.  There's a better way, one that doesn't potentially mess up
the ABI.  Namely, Emacs can supply a stdlib.h wrapper that #defines
malloc/realloc/free the way we like.  gnulib already does
that, but Emacs doesn't use gnulib's stdlib.h wrapper.
At some point, perhaps Emacs will, and then we can look into
this issue again.

Is stdlib.h the only include file that has the problem?
If so, I suggest modifying unexmacosx.c to include <stdlib.h>
first, <config.h> second, and everything else after that.
That should lessen the likelihood of an ABI mismatch.

If not, then what other include files have the problem?
This issue may come up if we add more wrappers from gnulib.