From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Christopher C Chimelis <chris@beezer.med.miami.edu>
To: Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
Cc: hjl@lucon.org, bfd@cygnus.com
Subject: Re: A patch for elf.c
Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 11:34:00 -0000
Message-id: <Pine.LNX.3.96.981208143408.10045A-100000@beezer.med.miami.edu>
References: <199812081926.OAA17039@subrogation.cygnus.com>
X-SW-Source: 1998/msg00075.html

On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:

> This bug was reported on bug-gnu-utils.  I believe I have already
> fixed this problem with the appended patch.
> 
> We've disagreed before on whether memory should be cleared when it is
> allocated, and I think we will continue to disagree.  This was a bug
> introduced with a change to the function a few months ago.  The fix is
> to avoid introducing bugs; clearing memory is just treating the
> symptom.

I'll try both in turn and see.  If Ian's patch is effective, then I'll
stick to it.  Thanks to both of you for this :-)

C