.Overview Utilities/Memory
The functions in this category provide wrappers around the system-provided
malloc, free and friends.
The reasons for using these functions are as follows:
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To provide consistant error messages;
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to aid in porting;
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To aid in debugging.
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If the compile-time manifest \*[+c]MALLOCTRACE\*[-c] is defined
(for example, with \*[+c]\-DMALLOCTRACE\*[-c]=1
as a compiler option), these routines provide tracing output
to standard error which can be used to detect memory leaks.
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