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From: klute@trillian.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Rainer Klute)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Malloc() in C and the 40-folder bug
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Date: 19 Mar 90 07:46:57 GMT
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In article <8672@chaph.usc.edu>, jjung@alcor.usc.edu (John Jung) writes:
> I'm currently developing an application for the ST in C that uses dynamic
> storage of linked lists. As a consequence, I'm Malloc()ing blocks of memory
> left and right. Since I don't want to encounter this bug, I'd like to know
> if anyone has a solution for me to use?
> I'm developing with Laser C.

You don't have to worry at all. Simply avoid using Malloc and
use malloc all the time. Laser C will allocate a large memory
chunk with Malloc whenever neccessary and pass it on to you in
(smaller) chunks you request with malloc.

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