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> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 23:54:11 -0500
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> Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > > From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
> > >
> > > > > what about:
> > > > >
> > > > >   int malloc_debug(int level, FILE *f);
> > > > >
> > > > > where f == NULL is the present call, and something else sets the
> > > > > output file.  Maybe we rename it _malloc_dbg and provide a macro:
> > > > >
> > > > >   #define malloc_debug(i) _malloc_dbg(i, NULL)
> > > >
> ... snip ...
> > 
> > Perhaps just have
> > 
> >   int malloc_debug(int level);
> > 
> > and
> > 
> >   int _malloc_debug_with_file(int level, FILE *f);
> 
> What's the difference from the above macro definition except the
> name of the system function?

I generally don't like having macros instead of functions in the
library.  Macros get in the way in some situations, like if you want
to take an address of a function.  I think we should limit the use of
macros in the library's external API to those cases where there's some
standard or some other common practice that mandate a macro.  But
that's me.

Otherwise, the two possibilities are functionally equivalent, I think
(I don't care much about what name we choose, as long as malloc_debug
is exported).