more informative error messages on errors within mmalloc

[simgrid.git] / src / xbt / mmalloc / attach.c

diff --git a/src/xbt/mmalloc/attach.c b/src/xbt/mmalloc/attach.c
index 7963a46..bd151db 100644 (file)
--- a/src/xbt/mmalloc/attach.c
+++ b/src/xbt/mmalloc/attach.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void *mmalloc_attach(int fd, void *baseaddr)
   if ((mbase = mdp->morecore(mdp, sizeof(mtemp))) != NULL) {
     memcpy(mbase, mdp, sizeof(mtemp));
   } else {
   if ((mbase = mdp->morecore(mdp, sizeof(mtemp))) != NULL) {
     memcpy(mbase, mdp, sizeof(mtemp));
   } else {

-    abort();
+    THROWF(system_error,0,"morecore failed to get some memory!");

   }
 
   /* Add the new heap to the linked list of heaps attached by mmalloc */  
   }
 
   /* Add the new heap to the linked list of heaps attached by mmalloc */