1 files changed, 27 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/gl/malloc.c b/gl/malloc.c
index d4dae3e1..f2f66637 100644
--- a/gl/malloc.c
+++ b/gl/malloc.c
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /* malloc() function that is glibc compatible.
 
-   Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
    any later version.
 
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
@@ -16,20 +16,42 @@
    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
    Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
 
-/* written by Jim Meyering */
+/* written by Jim Meyering and Bruno Haible */
 
 #include <config.h>
-#undef malloc
+/* Only the AC_FUNC_MALLOC macro defines 'malloc' already in config.h.  */
+#ifdef malloc
+# define NEED_MALLOC_GNU
+# undef malloc
+#endif
 
+/* Specification.  */
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#include <errno.h>
+
+/* Call the system's malloc below.  */
+#undef malloc
+
 /* Allocate an N-byte block of memory from the heap.
    If N is zero, allocate a 1-byte block.  */
 
 void *
 rpl_malloc (size_t n)
 {
+  void *result;
+
+#ifdef NEED_MALLOC_GNU
   if (n == 0)
     n = 1;
-  return malloc (n);
+#endif
+
+  result = malloc (n);
+
+#if !HAVE_MALLOC_POSIX
+  if (result == NULL)
+    errno = ENOMEM;
+#endif
+
+  return result;
 }