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Date:      Sun, 22 Oct 2000 21:24:08 +0200
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
To:        "G. Adam Stanislav" <adam@whizkidtech.net>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Dynamic memory allocation from non-C code 
Message-ID:  <7799.972242648@critter>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 22 Oct 2000 14:12:41 CDT." <20001022141241.A263@whizkidtech.net> 

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In message <20001022141241.A263@whizkidtech.net>, "G. Adam Stanislav" writes:
>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)?

If you don't link with the C library, you will need to use the
sbrk(2)/brk(2) interface to extend your heap.

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