Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 20:36:01 +0200
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Subject: Re: get free memory info doesn't work !
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> From: "Rafal Maj" <r_maj AT poczta DOT onet DOT pl>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 16:14:03 +0200
> 
> ---------------- contents of stderr -
>     59136        40136        59136
>     48832        40136        48832    <=== It's OK
>     48832        40136        48832
>     48832        40136        48832    <==== Why delete[] dosn't change
> information about free memory ?

Because delete[] doesn't return memory to the system, it puts it on
the program's internal pool of free memory.

See section 15.2 of the DJGPP FAQ list for details, it's all there.