update from main archive 961207 cvs/libc-961208

Sun Dec  8 06:56:49 1996  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* io/getwd.c: Use PATH_MAX not LOCAL_PATH_MAX.  Fix typo in
	comment.
	* stdlib/canonicalize.c: Correct bugs in last change.
	Patch by HJ Lu.

	* libio/Makefile (routines): Remove ioprims.
	(aux): Remove cleanup.
	Add IO_DEBUG option for .o files.
	* libio/cleanups.c: Removed.
	* libio/ioprims.c: Removed.
	* libio/filedoalloc.c: More updates from libg++-2.8b5.
	* libio/fileops.c: Likewise.
	* libio/genops.c: Likewise.
	* libio/iolibio.h: Likewise.
	* libio/iopopen.c: Likewise.
	* libio/iovsprintf.c: Likewise.
	* libio/iovsscanf.c: Likewise.
	* libio/libio.h: Likewise.
	* libio/libioP.h: Likewise.
	* libio/memstream.c: Likewise.
	* libio/strfile.h: Likewise.
	* libio/vasprintf.c: Likewise.
	* libio/vsnprintf.c: Likewise.

	* libio/stdio.h: Define P_tmpdir only is __USE_SVID.

	* manual/arith.texi: Change references to ANSI C to ISO C.
	* manual/conf.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/creature.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/ctype.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/errno.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/filesys.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/intro.texi. Likewise.
	* manual/io.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/lang.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/libc.texinfo: Likewise.
	* manual/locale.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/maint.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/mbyte.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/memory.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/process.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/process.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/search.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/setjmp.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/signal.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/startup.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/stdio.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/string.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/time.texi: Likewise.

	* manual/locale.texi: Remove description of LC_RESPONSE and add
	LC_MESSAGES.

	* Makefile (subdirs): Change malloc in $(malloc).
	* config.make.in: Add variable malloc which is initialized from
	@malloc@.
	* configure.in: Add new option --enable-new-malloc to use new
	malloc.  This is the default on Linux.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.in: Define malloc to new-malloc
	by default.
	* new-malloc/Makefile: New file.  Improved malloc implementation.
	* new-malloc/malloc.c: Likewise.
	* new-malloc/malloc.h: Likewise.
	* new-malloc/mallocbug.c: Likewise.
	* new-malloc/obstack.c: Likewise.
	* new-malloc/obstack.h: Likewise.
	* new-malloc/thread-m.h: Likewise.
	* time/Makefile: Compile ap.c with NO_MCHECK flag for now.
	* time/ap.c: Don't call mcheck if NO_MCHECK is defined.

	* resolv/Makefile: Add rule to rebuiild libresolv.so when libc.so
	changed.

	* stdio/feof.c: Update copyright.
	* stdio/stdio.h: Add field for lock to FILE structure.
	Add cast to *MAGIC constants to prevent warnings.

	* stdio-common/bug7.c: Correct test.  Stream must not be closed
	twice.

	* stdlib/Makefile (routines): Add secure-getenv.
	* stdlib/secure-getenv.c: New file.  __secure_getenv function
	moved to here from sysdeps/generic/getenv.c.  Otherwise an
	application cannot replace the getenv function in the libc.
	* sysdeps/generic/getenv.c: Remove __secure_getenv function.
	* sysdeps/stub/getenv.c: Remove __secure_getenv alias.

	* sysdeps/mach/libc-lock.h: Define__libc_mutex_lock to __mutex_lock.

	* sysdeps/posix/fdopen.c: Update copyright.  Don't use EXFUN.

	* time/test-tz.c: Comment fifth test out.  PROBLEM.

	* time/tzset.c: De-ANSI-declfy.
	(__tzset): Don't increment pointer tz when no DST information is
	given.

Sat Dec  7 23:47:54 1996  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* sysdeps/mach/libc-lock.h [_LIBC]: Add definition of
	__libc_mutex_lock.
	Patch by Thomas Bushnell.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/timebits.h: Load <asm/param.h> only
	if __USE_MISC.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Dist: Add llseek.c.

Sat Dec  7 12:18:56 1996  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* time/strftime (%c format): Remove %Z from default string.
	Reported by Paul Eggert

	* io/getwd.c: Don't apply getcwd on user supplied buffer.

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3a4d200e71..70d62b41c0 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(libio, dnl
 	       fi],
 	      stdio=default)
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(new-malloc, dnl
+[  --enable-new-malloc	  use the new malloc implementation.  This is the
+                          default for Linux, others use the old malloc.],
+	      [if test $enableval = yes; then
+		 malloc=new-malloc
+	       else
+		 malloc=malloc
+	       fi],
+	      malloc=default)
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(sanity-checks, dnl
 [  --disable-sanity-checks really do not use threads (should not be used
 			  except in special situations) [default=yes]],
@@ -677,6 +687,12 @@ default) stdio=stdio ;;
 esac
 AC_MSG_RESULT($stdio)
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(malloc selection)
+AC_SUBST(malloc)
+test $malloc = default && malloc=malloc
+AC_MSG_RESULT($malloc)
+
+
 AC_SUBST(libc_cv_slibdir)
 AC_SUBST(libc_cv_sysconfdir)
 
@@ -695,6 +711,10 @@ AC_SUBST(shared)
 if test $shared = default; then
   if test $gnu_ld = yes; then
     shared=$elf
+  else
+    # For now we do not assume shared libs are available.  In future more
+    # tests might become available.
+    shared=no
   fi
 fi
 AC_SUBST(profile)