[Emacs-diffs] emacs/etc ChangeLog PROBLEMS

[Chong Yidong]

CVSROOT:        /sources/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Chong Yidong <cyd>      09/11/20 21:40:01

Modified files:
        etc            : ChangeLog PROBLEMS 

Log message:
        * PROBLEMS (http): Add workaround for Cygwin crash.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/emacs/etc/ChangeLog?cvsroot=emacs&r1=1.816&r2=1.817
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/emacs/etc/PROBLEMS?cvsroot=emacs&r1=1.272&r2=1.273

Patches:
Index: ChangeLog
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/etc/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.816
retrieving revision 1.817
diff -u -b -r1.816 -r1.817
--- ChangeLog   17 Nov 2009 08:21:26 -0000      1.816
+++ ChangeLog   20 Nov 2009 21:40:00 -0000      1.817
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-11-20  Ken Brown  <address@hidden>  (tiny change)
+
+       * PROBLEMS (http): Add workaround for Cygwin crash.
+
 2009-11-17  Jan Djärv  <address@hidden>
 
        * NEWS: Mention dynamic font changes (font-use-system-font).

Index: PROBLEMS
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/etc/PROBLEMS,v
retrieving revision 1.272
retrieving revision 1.273
diff -u -b -r1.272 -r1.273
--- PROBLEMS    13 Sep 2009 20:48:09 -0000      1.272
+++ PROBLEMS    20 Nov 2009 21:40:00 -0000      1.273
@@ -252,8 +252,19 @@
 
 Emacs supplies its own malloc, but glib (part of Gtk+) calls memalign and on
 Cygwin, that becomes the Cygwin supplied memalign.  As malloc is not the
-Cygwin malloc, the Cygwin memalign always returns ENOSYS.  A fix for this
-problem would be welcome.
+Cygwin malloc, the Cygwin memalign always returns ENOSYS.
+
+One workaround is to set G_SLICE=always-malloc before starting emacs.
+For example, in bash,
+
+  G_SLICE=always-malloc emacs
+
+or put
+
+  export G_SLICE=always-malloc
+
+in one of the bash startup files.  This also has to be done before
+building emacs on Cygwin with Gtk+.
 
 * General runtime problems