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+/* Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+
+/* Test whether `scm_with_guile ()' can be called several times from a given
+ thread, but from a different stack depth. Up to 1.8.5, `scm_with_guile
+ ()' would not update the thread's `base' field, which would then confuse
+ the GC.
+
+ See http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guile-devel/2008-11/msg00037.html
+ for a detailed report. */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <libguile.h>
+
+static void *
+entry_point (void *arg)
+{
+ /* Invoke the GC. If `THREAD->base' is incorrect, then Guile will just
+ segfault somewhere in `scm_mark_locations ()'. */
+ scm_gc ();
+
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+go_deeper_into_the_stack (unsigned level)
+{
+ /* The assumption is that the compiler is not smart enough to optimize this
+ out. */
+ if (level > 0)
+ go_deeper_into_the_stack (level - 1);
+ else
+ scm_with_guile (entry_point, NULL);
+}
+
+\f
+int
+main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+ /* Invoke `scm_with_guile ()' from someplace deep into the stack. */
+ go_deeper_into_the_stack (100);
+
+ /* Invoke it from much higher into the stack. This time, Guile is expected
+ to update the `base' field of the current thread. */
+ scm_with_guile (entry_point, NULL);
+
+ return 0;
+}