Description of Problem: gcc: "g++.eh/badalloc1.C Execution test" fails Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gcc-2.96-101.src.rpm How Reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. rpm -i gcc-2.96-101.src.rpm 2. cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS 3. rpm -ba gcc.spec 4. cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/gcc-2.96-20000731/obj-alpha-redhat-linux 5. make -k check 6. review gcc/testsuite/g++.log Actual Results: FAIL: g++.eh/badalloc1.C Execution test Expected Results: PASS: g++.eh/badalloc1.C Execution test Additional Information: Expected results achieved on intel RedHat7.2
This testcase tests that we can still throw a bad_alloc exception when malloc runs out of space. The internal reserve space was not large enough for this target, so its been expanded enough to handle the required structures.