From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: unload_datafile( ) freezes - new info!  still need help!
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 21:02:51 +0200
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Riddler02 AT aol DOT com wrote:
> 
>     Call frame traceback:
>     in function free+275
>     in function _unload_datafile_object+55
> 
> I have very little of an idea what all this crap means.

Read sections 9.2, 9.3, and 12.2 of the DJGPP FAQ list, and you will also
understand this ``crap''.

In general, crashes inside `free' or `malloc' are caused by some of your code
overrunning an allocated buffers.  You can use malloc debugging tool such as
YAMD to find those bugs.