# HG changeset patch
# User Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
# Date 1240958818 -7200
# Node ID 9b743df451eafab9526f78fb7f625c378aba4648
# Parent  10c88460fc561ad5087271deb97a16fdbd07a3b6
Fix a compilation error.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2009-04-28  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+	Fix a compilation error.
+	* lib/mbsrtowcs-state.c (_gl_mbsrtowcs_state): Fix initializer.
+	* lib/wcsrtombs-state.c (_gl_wcsrtombs_state): Likewise.
+	Reported by Jim Meyering.
+
 2009-04-27  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
 	New module 'libunistring'.
diff --git a/lib/mbsrtowcs-state.c b/lib/mbsrtowcs-state.c
--- a/lib/mbsrtowcs-state.c
+++ b/lib/mbsrtowcs-state.c
@@ -20,4 +20,18 @@
 #include <wchar.h>
 
 /* Internal state used by the functions mbsrtowcs() and mbsnrtowcs().  */
-mbstate_t _gl_mbsrtowcs_state = 0;
+mbstate_t _gl_mbsrtowcs_state
+/* The state must initially be in the "initial state"; so, zero-initialize it.
+   On most systems, putting it into BSS is sufficient.  Not so on MacOS X 10.3,
+   see <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2009-01/msg00329.html>.
+   When it needs an initializer, use 0 or {0} as initializer? 0 only works
+   when mbstate_t is a scalar type (such as when gnulib defines it, or on
+   AIX, IRIX, mingw). {0} works as an initializer in all cases: for a struct
+   or union type, but also for a scalar type (ISO C 99, 6.7.8.(11)).  */
+#if defined __ELF__
+  /* On ELF systems, variables in BSS behave well.  */
+#else
+  /* Use braces, to be on the safe side.  */
+  = { 0 }
+#endif
+  ;
diff --git a/lib/wcsrtombs-state.c b/lib/wcsrtombs-state.c
--- a/lib/wcsrtombs-state.c
+++ b/lib/wcsrtombs-state.c
@@ -20,4 +20,18 @@
 #include <wchar.h>
 
 /* Internal state used by the functions wcsrtombs() and wcsnrtombs().  */
-mbstate_t _gl_wcsrtombs_state = 0;
+mbstate_t _gl_wcsrtombs_state
+/* The state must initially be in the "initial state"; so, zero-initialize it.
+   On most systems, putting it into BSS is sufficient.  Not so on MacOS X 10.3,
+   see <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2009-01/msg00329.html>.
+   When it needs an initializer, use 0 or {0} as initializer? 0 only works
+   when mbstate_t is a scalar type (such as when gnulib defines it, or on
+   AIX, IRIX, mingw). {0} works as an initializer in all cases: for a struct
+   or union type, but also for a scalar type (ISO C 99, 6.7.8.(11)).  */
+#if defined __ELF__
+  /* On ELF systems, variables in BSS behave well.  */
+#else
+  /* Use braces, to be on the safe side.  */
+  = { 0 }
+#endif
+  ;