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Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 14:12:41 -0500
From: "G. Adam Stanislav" <adam@whizkidtech.net>
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Subject: Dynamic memory allocation from non-C code
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This is probably a stupid question, but I have not been able to figure it
out on my own:

How do I dynamically allocate/free memory from programs that do not use
the C library (e.g., assembly language programs)?

I looked through syscalls.master but could not find anything resembling
malloc in it. Is there a system call for this? Or do I have to just create
a huge .data section and hope I made it large enough for all possible
cases?

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Adam

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