[Vm-dev] Fwd: [Pkg-squeak-devel] Bug#567366: `memoryAllocate' implicitly converted to pointer

[Bert Freudenberg]

It seems we're missing some declaration?

- Bert -



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> Resent-From: dann frazier <dannf at debian.org>
> From: dann frazier <dannf at debian.org>
> Date: 28. Januar 2010 09:55:58 GMT-08:00
> Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist at lists.debian.org
> To: submit at bugs.debian.org
> Resent-Cc: Debian Squeak Team <pkg-squeak-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org>
> Subject: [Pkg-squeak-devel] Bug#567366: `memoryAllocate' implicitly converted to pointer
> Reply-To: dann frazier <dannf at debian.org>, 567366 at bugs.debian.org
> 
> Source: squeak-vm
> Version: 3.11.3+svn2147-1
> Severity: serious
> Usertags: implicit-pointer-conversion
> 
> Our automated buildd log filter[1] detected a problem that is likely to
> cause your package to segfault on architectures where the size of a
> pointer is greater than the size of an integer, such as ia64 and amd64.
> 
>  Function `memoryAllocate' implicitly converted to pointer at /build/buildd/squeak-vm-3.11.3+svn2147/platforms/Cross/plugins/Mpeg3Plugin/libmpeg/bitstream.c:40
>  Function `memoryAllocate' implicitly converted to pointer at /build/buildd/squeak-vm-3.11.3+svn2147/platforms/Cross/plugins/Mpeg3Plugin/libmpeg/libmpeg3.c:47
>  Function `memoryAllocate' implicitly converted to pointer at /build/buildd/squeak-vm-3.11.3+svn2147/platforms/Cross/plugins/Mpeg3Plugin/libmpeg/mpeg3atrack.c:42
>  Function `memoryAllocate' implicitly converted to pointer at /build/buildd/squeak-vm-3.11.3+svn2147/platforms/Cross/plugins/Mpeg3Plugin/libmpeg/mpeg3demux.c:1060
>  Function `memoryAllocate' implicitly converted to pointer at /build/buildd/squeak-vm-3.11.3+svn2147/platforms/Cross/plugins/Mpeg3Plugin/libmpeg/mpeg3io.c:61
>  Function `memoryAllocate' implicitly converted to pointer at /build/buildd/squeak-vm-3.11.3+svn2147/platforms/Cross/plugins/Mpeg3Plugin/libmpeg/mpeg3title.c:41
>  Function `memoryAllocate' implicitly converted to pointer at /build/buildd/squeak-vm-3.11.3+svn2147/platforms/Cross/plugins/Mpeg3Plugin/libmpeg/mpeg3vtrack.c:42
>  Function `memoryAllocate' implicitly converted to pointer at /build/buildd/squeak-vm-3.11.3+svn2147/platforms/Cross/plugins/Mpeg3Plugin/libmpeg/audio/mpeg3audio.c:45
>  Function `memoryAllocate' implicitly converted to pointer at /build/buildd/squeak-vm-3.11.3+svn2147/platforms/Cross/plugins/Mpeg3Plugin/libmpeg/video/mpeg3video.c:170
>  Function `memoryAllocate' implicitly converted to pointer at /build/buildd/squeak-vm-3.11.3+svn2147/platforms/Cross/plugins/Mpeg3Plugin/libmpeg/video/slice.c:48
> 
> This is often due to a missing function prototype definition.
> For more information, see [2].
> 
> Though it is guaranteed that this codepath will cause a segfault on certain
> architectures, it is not guaranteed that this codepath would ever be executed
> (e.g., if the returned pointer is never dereferenced). However, this bug
> does prevent the ia64 buildd from successfully building this package, resulting
> in a practical FTBFS issue and warranting the serious severity.
> 
> [1] http://people.debian.org/~dannf/check-implicit-pointer-functions
> [2] http://wiki.debian.org/ImplicitPointerConversions
> 
> 
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