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From: jon@bodedo.ucm.org (Jon Boede)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Why use -lmalloc
Summary: What does using -lmalloc get you?
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Date: 30 Mar 91 01:44:59 GMT
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I've been puzzled about the existence of a second library for malloc on my
system for some time (I have a SCO '386 box).  Other than being tunable beyond
my wildest dreams, what does using -lmalloc buy me?  What does it cost me?  I
would assume that there's a tradeoff or there'd only be one library entry.

Jon