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From: "Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET)" <salvador AT inti DOT edu DOT ar>
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To: Alan Poppleton <Alan DOT Poppleton AT wanadoo DOT fr>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 16:24:54 +0000
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Subject: Re: allocating/freeing question
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Alan Poppleton <Alan DOT Poppleton AT wanadoo DOT fr> wrote:

> When is the next version of djgpp coming out?
> 
> I have a problem with the malloc function.  I am allocating and freeing 
> memory constantly, and my program eventually runs out of memory!
AFAIK the next version won't fix that.

> I have read that other people have been having the same problem, but I 
> cant find a solution to my problem.  
Try my malloc function. If it works please tell me. Look for it in my Web site 
(see signature).

> I know I could just allocate all 
> the memory in one big block at the beginning and then use my own memory 
> routines, but this would be very difficult to implement in my program.  
No so complex, but will be slow.

> Is there an easy way out of this such as a new malloc function that does 
> reallocate freed memory?  Perhaps it could be in the next version of 
> djgpp!
See my malloc function, if it solve your problems just make the rest know it. 
If not make it too.

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