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From: "Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET)" <salvador AT inti DOT gov DOT ar>
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To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>, djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 14:33:12 +0000
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Subject: Re: DJGPP v2.01 malloc wasting 4Kb 
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:
 
> 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!

I don't know. In fact the free in the current snapshot is buggy.
 
> Alternatively, if you have patches for the v2.01 malloc, submit them to 
> Nate and ask him to include them.

Ok, but I want other opinions about the size where we can start wasting a page.

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