(GC_SETJMP_WORKS): Define for i386, sparc, m68k, alpha.

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 7d1913337508c557e972dce719b25b4393411fd9..a12f34a2a5b239a87220238d47b2876728aafd8b 100644 (file)
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2000-03-28  Dave Love  <fx@gnu.org>
 
+       * s/gnu-linux.h (GC_SETJMP_WORKS): Define for i386, sparc, m68k,
+       alpha.
+
        * alloc.c: Include stdio.h.  Test STDC_HEADERS, not __STDC__.
 
 2000-03-27  gerd  <gerd@dlpx1>

diff --git a/src/s/gnu-linux.h b/src/s/gnu-linux.h
index e02f85db0ba3e2fc6911a0757c38e2cfeb4bf9e6..8e39773c6c601a4c00930c05073615b29eeb61ea 100644 (file)
--- a/src/s/gnu-linux.h
+++ b/src/s/gnu-linux.h
@@ -327,3 +327,12 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 #ifdef DOUG_LEA_MALLOC
 #undef REL_ALLOC
 #endif
+
+/* Tell that garbage collector that setjmp is known to save all
+   registers relevant for conservative garbage collection in the
+   jmp_buf.  */
+/* m68k and alpha aren't tested, but there are Debian packages for SCM
+   and/or Guile on them, so the technique must work.  */
+#if #cpu (i386) || #cpu (sparc) || #cpu (m68k) || #cpu (alpha)
+#define GC_SETJMP_WORKS 1
+#endif