Re: What is the current libc5 Policy???
'Guy Maor wrote:'
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>Some think it necessary to recompile every application for 5.4.
>That's not true. After all, function declarations haven't changed.
>
>5.4 includes a new malloc, dl-malloc, which has much better
>performance. That's the source of the "incompatibilities" as the new
>malloc is more likely to segfault for undefined behavior.
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>I hesitate to mention this, as I would really prefer that dl-malloc be
>used, but 5.4 can be built with the old malloc. Perhaps a 5.4 with
>the old malloc in rex would be a compromise? bo would contain a 5.4
>with dl-malloc.
>
>What do others think of this compromise?
If it solves the problem of so many apps crashing, then it's a
solution not a compromise :)
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