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From: rer@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Rob Robason)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: alloca() on the HP9000/300
Message-ID: <5570477@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 23 Aug 90 17:58:55 GMT
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Organization: HP Fort Collins, Co.
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jrc> I'm surprised no one has mentioned the implementation of alloca()
jrc> distributed with GNU EMACS for the 9000.

This is the same as the version shipped in libPW.a on HP-UX.  It is in the
public domain and was written by D A Gwyn.  This version has the problems
described previously of using malloc and a garbage collection scheme which
is invoked when it is called subsequently.

Rob