Re: Will Swarm-2.0.1 compile with dmalloc?

[Marcus G. Daniels]

>>>>> "PJ" == Paul Johnson <address@hidden> writes:

PJ> Since I hear from Marcus that Checker is an alternative memory
PJ> checking program, I've downloaded Checker 0.9.9.1 from GNU.  Like
PJ> the linux kernel itself, I find I cannot compile this with
PJ> gcc-2.95.1 (I think) because of the problem described here: .
PJ> http://www.fsf.org/software/gcc/faq.html#asmclobber

I really can't get in to describing how to install Checker.  It's a
complicated package with a delicate relationship to the kernel and
system libraries.  I have it working on Solaris, but only after
writing numerous stubs by hand, and lots of fixes here and there. 
I hope the compiler/libc people will get together some day to get a
stable system put together, but in the mean time I think the only
accessible solution is probably Purify.

However, I think it would be good to document how to get dmalloc
working with Swarm noting various contingencies.  dmalloc does a lot
of what Checker does, and is much more portable.  I'll take a look
at this tomorrow, probably.


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