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Re: alloca-opt


From: Bruno Haible
Subject: Re: alloca-opt
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 01:00:57 +0200
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Sam Steingold asked:
> if I use alloca-opt from gnulib, can I replace
> 
> #ifdef HAVE_ALLOCA
>   #define alloca  __builtin_alloca
> #elif defined(MICROSOFT)
>   #include <malloc.h>
>   #define alloca _alloca
> #elif defined(HAVE_ALLOCA_H)
>   #include <alloca.h>
>   #ifndef alloca /* some define 'alloca' as macro... */
>     #if !(defined(UNIX_OSF) || defined(UNIX_DEC_ULTRIX))
>       /* OSF/1 V3 declares `alloca' as returning char*, but in OSF/1 V4
>        it returns void*. I don't know how to distinguish the two. */
>       extern_C void* alloca (int size); /* see MALLOC(3V) */
>     #endif
>   #endif
> #elif defined(_AIX)
>   #pragma alloca /* AIX requires this to be the first thing in the file. */
> #elif !defined(NO_ALLOCA)
>   extern_C void* alloca (int size); /* see MALLOC(3V) */
> #endif
> 
> with something like
> 
> #include <alloca.h>
> #ifndef HAVE_ALLOCA
>   #if defined(MICROSOFT)
>     #include <malloc.h>
>     #define alloca _alloca
>   #elif defined(_AIX)
>     #pragma alloca /* AIX requires this to be the first thing in the file. */
>   #elif !defined(NO_ALLOCA)
>     extern_C void* alloca (int size); /* see MALLOC(3V) */
>   #endif
> #endif
> 
> of something even simpler?

Here's how you can find out:

1) The module description says:

Description:
Memory allocation on the stack, as an optional optimization.
It allows using the alloca() macro if and only if the autoconf tests define
HAVE_ALLOCA.
...
Include:
<alloca.h>

So this means you should be able to write

   #include <alloca.h>

   #if HAVE_ALLOCA
    ... use alloca(n) ...
   #endif

If you are still unsure:

2) Look at the unit test modules/alloca-opt-tests. It mentions a file
tests/test-alloca-opt.c. When you look there, it indeed does

   #include <alloca.h>

   #if HAVE_ALLOCA
    ... use alloca(n) ...
   #endif

So really this way of using alloca is tested.

3) Finally there is also documentation:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node/alloca_002dopt.html>

Bruno
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