{
// realloc in blocks of 4Kb: this is the default (and minimal) buffer
// size of the Unix pipes so it should be the optimal step
- static const size_t incSize = 4096;
+ //
+ // NB: don't use "static int" in this inline function, some compilers
+ // (e.g. IBM xlC) don't like it
+ enum { incSize = 4096 };
void *buf = realloc(m_buffer, m_size + incSize);
if ( !buf )