Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 00:23:00 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net> To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, roberto@keltia.Freenix.FR Subject: Re: XFree86 and the new malloc Message-ID: <199509210623.AAA01482@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <199509210528.PAA29710@godzilla.zeta.org.au> References: <199509210528.PAA29710@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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> >Has anyone tried to link the X server with the new libc's malloc from > >Poul-Henning ? > > It's already linked to libc's malloc unless you have a version that is > linked to a nonstandard libmalloc. Actually, version XFree 3.1.2 links against GNU malloc on BSD systems to minimize real memory use as far as I know. > This is one of the main advantages (?) of not putting phkmalloc in a > special library that almost no one will use. It also shows why third > party programs should not use nonstandard libraries to avoid problems > in standard libaries. Except when the 'standard' library has so many problems that the program is much more useful with these non-standard libraries. :( Nate
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