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Fix description of `alloc'.
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mdw
<mdw>
Sun, 12 Dec 1999 12:58:35 +0000
(12:58 +0000)
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mdw
<mdw>
Sun, 12 Dec 1999 12:58:35 +0000
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README
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README
@@
-56,7
+56,7
@@
Quick tour
for C.
* `alloc.h' declares some thin veneers over `malloc' and
for C.
* `alloc.h' declares some thin veneers over `malloc' and
-
`free'
which raise exceptions for out-of-memory conditions,
+
friends
which raise exceptions for out-of-memory conditions,
so you don't have to bother trapping these in main code.
Above this are the memory tracking system, the suballocator, and
so you don't have to bother trapping these in main code.
Above this are the memory tracking system, the suballocator, and
@@
-68,7
+68,9
@@
Quick tour
with information about who allocated them, and keeps track
of the memory allocated so far. Most of the time, you don't
bother compiling this in, and you don't need to care about
with information about who allocated them, and keeps track
of the memory allocated so far. Most of the time, you don't
bother compiling this in, and you don't need to care about
- it at all.
+ it at all. [This may be withdrawn in a later release. Too
+ much code in mLib doesn't support it properly, and it's not
+ being maintained or documented very well.]
* `sub.h' provides an allocation mechanism for small,
known-size blocks. It fetches big chunks from an underlying
* `sub.h' provides an allocation mechanism for small,
known-size blocks. It fetches big chunks from an underlying