Comment tweaks.

diff --git a/lib/ChangeLog b/lib/ChangeLog
index 8f8b56a5b37535f96980d005812273064ff4404d..c196a1b40e0e347aa8b5ab5b2ab960eb1a4c1c89 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/ChangeLog
+++ b/lib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-11-21  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+       * xmalloc.c: Change compile-time error message. Add comment about
+       required autoconf version.
+
 2002-11-21  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
 
        * strdup.c (strdup): Tweak comment and initial #if/#include.

diff --git a/lib/xmalloc.c b/lib/xmalloc.c
index 6fab82909e8386c65d8b2088cfb4723cc71b6b7d..3affee7a9a8b1cfade70188f1ce32a678659b2cf 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/xmalloc.c
+++ b/lib/xmalloc.c
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ void free ();
 # define EXIT_FAILURE 1
 #endif
 
+/* The following tests require AC_PREREQ(2.54).  */
+
 #ifndef HAVE_MALLOC
-"you must run the autoconf test for a properly working malloc"
+"you must run the autoconf test for a GNU libc compatible malloc"
 #endif
 
 #ifndef HAVE_REALLOC
-"you must run the autoconf test for a properly working realloc"
+"you must run the autoconf test for a GNU libc compatible realloc"
 #endif
 
 /* Exit value when the requested amount of memory is not available.