Re: x86_64 problems/fix (was: alloc.c problem when GC_MARK_STACK is GC_USE_GCPROS_AS_BEFORE)

[Kim F. Storm]

Barry Fishman <address@hidden> writes:

> address@hidden (Kim F. Storm) writes:
> 
> > Barry Fishman <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> >> I was unable to make any change to alloc.c that would fix the GC_MARK_STACK
> >> problem without later crashes in the build while compiling the lisp
> >> files.
> >
> > Does the following patch work (if you undo the patch you suggested below)?
> >
> [patch skipped]
> 
> That was my first attempt at fixing the problem. The emacs (bootstrap)
> build then failed later on during a lisp compile.  I could not
> diagnose what was causing it, but at the time assumed it was a
> garbage collector problem.
> 
> Trying it again I get the following during a bootstrap build:

I have been running with the patch and GC_USE_GCPROS_AS_BEFORE for a week
now without any problems, and studying the code doesn't indicate to me
what's wrong.

You could try to run the ./temacs command under gdb to see where the
program traps.  You can see the required parameters in the make output.

-- 
Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk