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Re: including sys/malloc.h produces errors?

I am dealing with various programs that simply use malloc to allocate
various structures as needed for dynamic data storage.
So the question boils down to, if you have something like

#include <malloc.h>
....

MYstruct *p = malloc(sizeof(MYstruct));
....
free(p);
....

What is the best "standard/correct/portable" header to include instead of
malloc.h ?


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On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Justin Walker wrote:

> On Tuesday, February 3, 2004, at 12:02 PM, Jerry Pendergraft wrote:
>
> > I am in the process of converting code that uses malloc.h to include
> > stdlib.h instead. It provides the prototype OK.
> > Is that the right thing to do?
>
> Kind of hard to answer a question like that in a vacuum (no source to
> look at; *not* that I'm asking for same, mind you :-}).
>
> Generally, there are other 'standard' headers that take the place of
> 'malloc.h'. Whether 'stdlib.h' is the one you want depends on what you
> needed from 'malloc.h' and what is present in 'stdlib.h', and I don't
> know what you needed. However, if it compiles without complaints and
> works as you expect, that is a good sign that you are on the right
> track :-}
>
> Regards,
>
> Justin
>
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