Re: realloc(): invalid pointer

Might be a perl bug or a compiler (prerelease gcc) bug.

You can try disabling malloc consistency checks in the environment:

$ export MALLOC_CHECK_=0

That won't fix any bugs, however. The checks are there for a good reason.

I'd suggest installing a stable compiler (say, gcc-4.8.4) and recompiling your perl from source.

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Re^2: realloc(): invalid pointer by ChrisDennis (Sexton) on Mar 11, 2015 at 18:48 UTC
Thanks for the suggestion. Exporting `MALLOC_CHECK_=0` sounds dangerous, so I tried it :). The `realloc()` error disappeared, and the process got a lot further, although some of the dependencies failed for other reasons. Perhaps I should uninstall everything Perl-related and start again.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: realloc(): invalid pointer by ChrisDennis (Sexton) on Mar 11, 2015 at 19:23 UTC
Aha! The reason the dependencies failed was 'Out of memory'. I'll keep playing and report back.	[reply]