[xml] Re: libxml release 1.7.2 (bug?)

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From: Daniel Veillard (Daniel.Veillard@w3.org)
Date: Wed Sep 29 1999 - 04:21:24 EDT

On Tue, Sep 28, 1999 at 06:27:35PM +0200, Andrea LUCIANO wrote:
> Compiling the following lines, and running the executable results in a core dump:
>
> int size=0;
> unsigned char *buffer=NULL;
>
> xmlDocDumpMemory(doc,&buffer,&size);
>
> fprintf(stderr,"%s\n",buffer);
> free(buffer); // <----- a core dump!!!
> fprintf(stderr,"xxxxxxx\n");
>
> In libxml version 1.2 the same lines were OK. The problem arises calling the free on "buffer".

  Well, I cut and pasted your example in the "tester.c" program
and I didn't see the same problem happening. Use 1.7.1 or the version
in CVS, I applied a single line patch disabling memory debugging

Daniel

*** xmlmemory.h 1999/09/22 09:46:24 1.2
--- xmlmemory.h 1999/09/27 08:17:48 1.3
***************
*** 8,14 ****
  #ifndef _DEBUG_MEMORY_ALLOC_
  #define _DEBUG_MEMORY_ALLOC_
  
! /* #define NO_DEBUG_MEMORY */
  
  #ifdef NO_DEBUG_MEMORY
  #ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_H
--- 8,14 ----
  #ifndef _DEBUG_MEMORY_ALLOC_
  #define _DEBUG_MEMORY_ALLOC_
  
! #define NO_DEBUG_MEMORY
  
  #ifdef NO_DEBUG_MEMORY
  #ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_H 

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