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Subject: Re: Malloc/free DJGPP code
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> Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 11:49:02 -0400
> From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
> > 
> > Our sbrk cannot return memory to the system, so no problems can ever
> > arise out of that ;-)
> 
> It cannot be told to supply a negative increment, thus reducing
> the portion supplied (question, not statement)?

The DJGPP implementation of sbrk does accept a negative argument, but
it doesn't return that memory to the system.