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From: Alan Stange <stange@rentec.com>
To: help-gcc@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Segmentation fault on malloc call
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 06:12:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <37F3604C.E0971AF7@rentec.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <37F35D74.5FCA96B5@Unforgettable.com>

Hi,

The times that I've seen this usually involve stomping on the heap
itself.  For example, allocating 16 bytes, but then using 32, etc.
Using purify, you'll find this right away.

Also, try "man watchmalloc" to help chasing down the problem.

--
Alan L. Stange     Renaissance Technologies Corp.    stange@rentec.com



WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID
From: Alan Stange <stange@rentec.com>
To: help-gcc@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Segmentation fault on malloc call
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 23:56:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <37F3604C.E0971AF7@rentec.com> (raw)
Message-ID: <19990930235600.DLcLRqTTOdRPwXt33aqH6L0RXtOOGoSZ4HAmjhWszf8@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <37F35D74.5FCA96B5@Unforgettable.com>

Hi,

The times that I've seen this usually involve stomping on the heap
itself.  For example, allocating 16 bytes, but then using 32, etc.
Using purify, you'll find this right away.

Also, try "man watchmalloc" to help chasing down the problem.

--
Alan L. Stange     Renaissance Technologies Corp.    stange@rentec.com



WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID
From: Alan Stange <stange@rentec.com>
To: help-gcc@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Segmentation fault on malloc call
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 00:00:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <37F3604C.E0971AF7@rentec.com> (raw)
Message-ID: <19991001000000.tj3MVqT6we-Z5ANrHhhHXBRMXXMsTMg_mkYIMCyoWjo@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <37F35D74.5FCA96B5@Unforgettable.com>

Hi,

The times that I've seen this usually involve stomping on the heap
itself.  For example, allocating 16 bytes, but then using 32, etc.
Using purify, you'll find this right away.

Also, try "man watchmalloc" to help chasing down the problem.

--
Alan L. Stange     Renaissance Technologies Corp.    stange@rentec.com



  reply	other threads:[~1999-09-30  6:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1999-09-29 13:48 Nawin Somyat
1999-09-30  1:26 ` Casper H.S. Dik - Network Security Engineer
1999-09-30 23:56   ` Casper H.S. Dik - Network Security Engineer
1999-10-01  0:00   ` Casper H.S. Dik - Network Security Engineer
1999-09-30  6:03 ` Kenneth C Stahl
1999-09-30  6:12   ` Alan Stange [this message]
1999-09-30 23:56     ` Alan Stange
1999-10-01  0:00     ` Alan Stange
1999-09-30 23:56   ` Kenneth C Stahl
1999-10-01  0:00   ` Kenneth C Stahl
1999-09-30 23:56 ` Nawin Somyat
1999-10-01  0:00 ` Nawin Somyat

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