jch@risci.tn.cornell.edu (Jeffrey C Honig) (05/08/90)
> In order to recompile gnu emacs (18.55) one must add a #define > SYSTEM_MALLOC in src/config.h to take into account changes in the memory > stuff. However, the 4.0.3 binary works fine, so you can take your time > recompiling. Someone here (Eirik Fuller <eirik@elf.tn.cornell.edu>) tracked it down to a static routine in localtime.o that grabs eight bytes and writes to the ninth byte. Eirik posted a work-around to gnu.emacs.bug. Jeff