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| -rw-r--r-- | src/pj_malloc.c | 14 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/pj_malloc.c b/src/pj_malloc.c index 6beb502a..a1dd162c 100644 --- a/src/pj_malloc.c +++ b/src/pj_malloc.c @@ -6,9 +6,21 @@ static const char SCCSID[]="@(#)pj_malloc.c 4.3 93/06/12 GIE REL"; ** projection system memory allocation/deallocation call with custom ** application procedures. */ #include <projects.h> +#include <errno.h> + void * pj_malloc(size_t size) { - return(malloc(size)); +// Currently, pj_malloc is a hack to solve an errno problem. +// The problem is described in more details at +// https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=86420. +// It seems, that pj_init and similar functions incorrectly +// (under debian/glibs-2.3.2) assume that pj_malloc resets +// errno after success. pj_malloc tries to mimic this. + int old_errno = errno; + void *res = malloc(size); + if ( res && !old_errno ) + errno = 0; + return res; } void pj_dalloc(void *ptr) { |