--- gc-7.2alpha4.orig/os_dep.c	2010-09-25 17:47:19.651870610 +0400
+++ gc-7.2alpha4/os_dep.c	2010-09-25 21:40:13.382745526 +0400
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@
 {
     pthread_attr_t attr;
     size_t size;
-
+/*
     if (pthread_getattr_np(pthread_self(), &attr) != 0) {
         WARN("pthread_getattr_np failed\n", 0);
         return GC_UNIMPLEMENTED;
@@ -1219,6 +1219,7 @@
     if (pthread_attr_getstack(&attr, &(b -> mem_base), &size) != 0) {
         ABORT("pthread_attr_getstack failed");
     }
+    */
     pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
 #   ifdef STACK_GROWS_DOWN
         b -> mem_base = (char *)(b -> mem_base) + size;