From: "A. Sinan Unur" <asu1 AT c-o-r-n-e-l-l DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Did ja know? Sorry, mis-stated myself.
Date: 17 Nov 2002 14:26:35 GMT
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"cwg" <cwg1 AT net DOT net> wrote in
news:6uEB9.14913$dr6 DOT 12466 AT news DOT bellsouth DOT net: 

>> >> http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc-2.02/libc_26.html
>> >>
>> >> Infor doesn't even list stdlib
>> >
>> >please spell properly and try to form complete thoughts. it is very
>> >hard to decipher what your question really is.
>> >
>> >http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_toc.html
>> >
>> >or http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/ (frames version)
>>
>> The URL you have looks old as it is for LIBC 2.02 and the current
>> release is 2.03. Use the URL's above or use "info libc" from the
>> command prompt as the LIBC docs are installed if you install the
>> djdev203.zip file, which you must install to get the compiler to
>> work. 
> 
> That link does not even contain a link to stdlib
> it goes from stdio to string.
> 
> And I'm at djdev203

the C lib reference is not organized by header. it is organized by 
functionality. stdlib contains various functions that do not fit together 
(for example, malloc and strtoul and rand). so, if you want to know about 
random numbers, you follow the link for random numbers, find the function 
you are looking for, and the documentation tells you which header to 
include. this way, you don't have to remember which header each and every 
function lives in. (quick, which header do you need to include for abs?)

now, with info, you can do

info libc alpha realloc

to go straight to the documentation for realloc.

if you think things should be organized differently, feel free to make the 
necessary changes. 

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