Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 18:44:30 -0400
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Subject: Re: Heap-Memory Function
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> It looks like the int at offset -1 indeed.  Note that the low bit
> appears to be used for something else; you should mask it to 0.

Don't forget malloc() changed in 2.02!  It could change at any time.
Don't rely on just "knowing".  If you need to peek inside malloc's
data, include your own copy of malloc's sources (beware of GPL issues)
that includes the extra function you need.