Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 17:46:54 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: "Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET)" <salvador AT inti DOT gov DOT ar>
cc: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: DJGPP v2.01 malloc wasting 4Kb 
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On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET) wrote:

> >> 2) Can we fix it in the distribution?
> >
> >Given that v2.02 tosses BSD malloc and replaces it with an entirely
> >different version, why should we bother to replace malloc in v2.01?
> 
> Because nobody knows when 2.02 will be stable.

So what's the problem to pull the new malloc out of v2.02 alpha and 
plug it into the patched libc?  If it is good enough, let's use it!

Alternatively, if you have patches for the v2.01 malloc, submit them to 
Nate and ask him to include them.