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Subject: Re: nmalloc revisited
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> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 18:56:08 -0400
> From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
> 
> > > To address Charles Sandmanns concern over the documentation, I
> > > have implemented it exactly to the existing documentation, with
> > > the exception that malloc_debug has an additional FILE* parameter
> > > to set the file on which to display results.  If that is NULL
> > > stderr is used.  Easily changed back to eliminate the FILE*, and
> > > add a new name or macro for that functionality.
> > 
> > That's okay, but the additional functionality--the ability to control
> > where the messages go--needs to be documented.
> 
> I agree, but the mechanics of it are not simple for me.  The doc
> change is only a line or two in the description of malloc_debug.

Simply modify malloc.txh--it's almost a plain text file.  If you are
unsure about the markup, just do what you think is right, and someone
else will fix it if required.

> This is the end plan, more or less, NOT the way it acts in
> nmalloc.zip.  But I see a plain path to it, PROVIDED everything is
> functional and tested with who knows what.

I don't have any objections, but this work needs to be done before
nmalloc is made part of the library.