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From: "SZEDER Gábor" <szeder.dev@gmail.com>
To: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] kwset: allow building with GCC 8
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:53:08 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190614095308.GG31952@szeder.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <c1527a71672056859a4613f2318bcbfce31e8b50.1560426581.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] kwset: allow building with GCC 8

The subject could benefit from a "on Windows" at the end; 'kwset' and
compat/obstack can be build with GCC 8 and 9 just fine on some other
platforms.

On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 04:49:45AM -0700, Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget wrote:
> From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> 
> The kwset functionality makes use of the obstack code, which expects to
> be handed a function that can allocate large chunks of data. It expects
> that function to accept a `size` parameter of type `long`.
> 
> This upsets GCC 8 on Windows, because `long` does not have the same
> bit size as `size_t` there.
> 
> Now, the proper thing to do would be to switch to `size_t`. But this
> would make us deviate from the "upstream" code even further,

This is not entirely true: upstream already uses 'size_t', so the
switch would actually bring our copy closer to upstream.

But look out for the patches that I'll send out in a minute...

> making it
> hard to synchronize with newer versions, and also it would be quite
> involved because that `long` type is so invasive in that code.
> 
> Let's punt, and instead provide a super small wrapper around
> `xmalloc()`.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> ---
>  kwset.c | 8 +++++++-
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kwset.c b/kwset.c
> index 4fb6455aca..efc2ff41bc 100644
> --- a/kwset.c
> +++ b/kwset.c
> @@ -38,7 +38,13 @@
>  #include "compat/obstack.h"
>  
>  #define NCHAR (UCHAR_MAX + 1)
> -#define obstack_chunk_alloc xmalloc
> +/* adapter for `xmalloc()`, which takes `size_t`, not `long` */
> +static void *obstack_chunk_alloc(long size)
> +{
> +	if (size < 0)
> +		BUG("Cannot allocate a negative amount: %ld", size);
> +	return xmalloc(size);
> +}
>  #define obstack_chunk_free free
>  
>  #define U(c) ((unsigned char) (c))
> -- 
> gitgitgadget
> 

  parent reply	other threads:[~2019-06-14  9:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 90+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-06-13 11:49 [PATCH 0/4] Support building with GCC v8.x/v9.x Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2019-06-13 11:49 ` [PATCH 1/4] poll (mingw): allow compiling with GCC 8 and DEVELOPER=1 Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2019-06-13 11:49 ` [PATCH 2/4] kwset: allow building with GCC 8 Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2019-06-13 16:11   ` Junio C Hamano
2019-06-14  9:53   ` SZEDER Gábor [this message]
2019-06-14 10:00     ` [RFC/PATCH v1 0/4] compat/obstack: update from upstream SZEDER Gábor
2019-06-14 10:00       ` [PATCH v1 1/4] " SZEDER Gábor
2019-06-14 10:00       ` [PATCH v1 2/4] SQUASH??? compat/obstack: fix portability issues SZEDER Gábor
2019-06-14 10:00       ` [PATCH v1 3/4] SQUASH??? compat/obstack: fix build errors with Clang SZEDER Gábor
2019-06-14 10:00       ` [PATCH v1 4/4] compat/obstack: fix some sparse warnings SZEDER Gábor
2019-06-14 17:57       ` [RFC/PATCH v1 0/4] compat/obstack: update from upstream Jeff King
2019-06-14 18:19       ` Junio C Hamano
2019-06-14 20:30       ` Ramsay Jones
2019-06-14 21:24         ` Ramsay Jones
2019-06-17 18:36         ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-06-14 16:12     ` [PATCH 2/4] kwset: allow building with GCC 8 Junio C Hamano
2019-06-17 18:26       ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-06-14 22:09   ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-14 22:55   ` Can we just get rid of kwset & obstack in favor of optimistically using PCRE v2 JIT? Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-14 23:19     ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-20 10:35       ` Jeff King
2019-06-15  9:01     ` Carlo Arenas
2019-06-15 19:15     ` brian m. carlson
2019-06-15 22:14       ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-26  0:03         ` [RFC/PATCH 0/7] grep: move from kwset to optional PCRE v2 Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-26 14:02           ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-06-27  9:16             ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-06-27 16:27               ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-27 18:21                 ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-06-27 23:39           ` [PATCH v2 0/9] " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-28  7:23             ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-28 16:10               ` Junio C Hamano
2019-07-01 21:20             ` [PATCH v3 00/10] " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-07-01 21:31               ` Junio C Hamano
2019-07-02 11:10                 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-07-02 12:32               ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-07-02 19:57                 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-07-03 10:08                   ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-07-03 10:25                 ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-07-03 11:27                   ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-07-01 21:20             ` [PATCH v3 01/10] log tests: test regex backends in "--encode=<enc>" tests Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-07-01 21:20             ` [PATCH v3 02/10] grep: don't use PCRE2?_UTF8 with "log --encoding=<non-utf8>" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-07-01 21:20             ` [PATCH v3 03/10] t4210: skip more command-line encoding tests on MinGW Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-07-01 21:20             ` [PATCH v3 04/10] grep: inline the return value of a function call used only once Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-07-01 21:20             ` [PATCH v3 05/10] grep tests: move "grep binary" alongside the rest Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-07-01 21:20             ` [PATCH v3 06/10] grep tests: move binary pattern tests into their own file Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-07-01 21:20             ` [PATCH v3 07/10] grep: make the behavior for NUL-byte in patterns sane Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-07-01 21:20             ` [PATCH v3 08/10] grep: drop support for \0 in --fixed-strings <pattern> Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-07-01 21:20             ` [PATCH v3 09/10] grep: remove the kwset optimization Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-07-01 21:21             ` [PATCH v3 10/10] grep: use PCRE v2 for optimized fixed-string search Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-27 23:39           ` [PATCH v2 1/9] log tests: test regex backends in "--encode=<enc>" tests Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-27 23:39           ` [PATCH v2 2/9] grep: don't use PCRE2?_UTF8 with "log --encoding=<non-utf8>" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-27 23:39           ` [PATCH v2 3/9] grep: inline the return value of a function call used only once Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-27 23:39           ` [PATCH v2 4/9] grep tests: move "grep binary" alongside the rest Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-27 23:39           ` [PATCH v2 5/9] grep tests: move binary pattern tests into their own file Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-27 23:39           ` [PATCH v2 6/9] grep: make the behavior for NUL-byte in patterns sane Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-27 23:39           ` [PATCH v2 7/9] grep: drop support for \0 in --fixed-strings <pattern> Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-27 23:39           ` [PATCH v2 8/9] grep: remove the kwset optimization Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-27 23:39           ` [PATCH v2 9/9] grep: use PCRE v2 for optimized fixed-string search Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-26  0:03         ` [RFC/PATCH 1/7] grep: inline the return value of a function call used only once Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-26  0:03         ` [RFC/PATCH 2/7] grep tests: move "grep binary" alongside the rest Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-26 14:05           ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-06-26 18:13           ` Junio C Hamano
2019-06-26  0:03         ` [RFC/PATCH 3/7] grep tests: move binary pattern tests into their own file Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-26  0:03         ` [RFC/PATCH 4/7] grep: make the behavior for \0 in patterns sane Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-27  2:03           ` brian m. carlson
2019-06-26  0:03         ` [RFC/PATCH 5/7] grep: drop support for \0 in --fixed-strings <pattern> Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-26 16:14           ` Junio C Hamano
2019-06-26  0:03         ` [RFC/PATCH 6/7] grep: remove the kwset optimization Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-26  0:03         ` [RFC/PATCH 7/7] grep: use PCRE v2 for optimized fixed-string search Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2019-06-26 14:13           ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-06-26 18:45             ` Junio C Hamano
2019-06-27  9:31               ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-06-27 18:45                 ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-06-27 19:06                   ` Junio C Hamano
2019-06-28 10:56                     ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-06-13 11:49 ` [PATCH 3/4] winansi: simplify loading the GetCurrentConsoleFontEx() function Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2019-06-13 11:49 ` [PATCH 4/4] config: avoid calling `labs()` on too-large data type Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2019-06-13 16:13   ` Junio C Hamano
2019-06-16  6:48   ` René Scharfe
2019-06-16  8:24     ` René Scharfe
2019-06-16 14:01       ` René Scharfe
2019-06-16 22:26         ` Junio C Hamano
2019-06-20 19:58           ` René Scharfe
2019-06-20 21:07             ` Junio C Hamano
2019-06-21 18:35             ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-06-22 10:03               ` René Scharfe
2019-06-22 10:03           ` [PATCH v2 1/3] config: use unsigned_mult_overflows to check for overflows René Scharfe
2019-06-22 10:03           ` [PATCH v2 2/3] config: don't multiply in parse_unit_factor() René Scharfe
2019-06-22 10:03           ` [PATCH v2 3/3] config: simplify parsing of unit factors René Scharfe

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