Regarding malloc()

Regarding malloc()

[h2005422]

Respected sir:
I am working on garbage collector for c.But i am not able to get the
definitation of malloc in gcc-4.0.1 package.Please help me to get its
definitation.


Thank you
Amit Prakash

Re: Regarding malloc()

[Amit Choudhary]

Can you please explain your problem in a little detail. Is compilation/linking failing?

Regards,
Amit Choudhary

--- h2005422@bits-pilani.ac.in wrote:

> Respected sir:
> I am working on garbage collector for c.But i am not able to get the
> definitation of malloc in gcc-4.0.1 package.Please help me to get its
> definitation.
> 
> 
> Thank you
> Amit Prakash
> 
> 


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Re: Regarding malloc()

[Brian Dessent]

h2005422@bits-pilani.ac.in wrote:

> I am working on garbage collector for c.But i am not able to get the
> definitation of malloc in gcc-4.0.1 package.Please help me to get its
> definitation.

malloc() is part of the standard C library (libc).  This is separate
from gcc, which does not include a C library.  The libc is highly
platform specific, it depends on the operating system you are using. 
For example, on linux it might be glibc, or it might be something else
(uclibc, newlib, etc).  gcc can be used with dozens of different
platforms (Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, Irix, HP-UX, MS Windows,
and on and on) and so this separation between compiler and libc is
necessary.  Your question was vague to the point of not even mentioning
what platform you are using, so the best anyone could say would be "look
in your libc."

Brian

Re: Regarding malloc()

[Michael Eager]

h2005422@bits-pilani.ac.in wrote:
> Respected sir:
> Thank for your reply.As i am working on generational garbage collector for
> c language.I want to partition the heap into three generation and than i
> want the malloc function such that it allocate the data object with in the
> range in which i want.For that i have to write my malloc fuction.So i want
> the real behaviour of malloc function.Kindly help me out to make partition
> with in the heap than modify the malloc function for the specific range.

Malloc is part of libc.  On Linux, this is glibc.
Another implementation of malloc can be found in newlib.
A quick search will give you locations where you can
download the sources for either.

Please put spaces between sentences.  Also feel free to put
spaces between paragraphs, as appropriate.

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Re: Regarding malloc()

[h2005422]

Respected sir:
Thank for your reply.As i am working on generational garbage collector for
c language.I want to partition the heap into three generation and than i
want the malloc function such that it allocate the data object with in the
range in which i want.For that i have to write my malloc fuction.So i want
the real behaviour of malloc function.Kindly help me out to make partition
with in the heap than modify the malloc function for the specific range.
Thank You
Amit Prakash

Re: Regarding malloc()

[Bill McEnaney]

Amit,

Do you want the malloc() function's source code or the name of the
header file that you include in programs that use malloc(), or do you
want something else?

Bill

> 
> Can you please explain your problem in a little detail. Is
compilation/linking failing?
> 
> Regards,
> Amit Choudhary
> 
> --- h2005422@bits-pilani.ac.in wrote:
> 
> > Respected sir:
> > I am working on garbage collector for c.But i am not able to get the
> > definitation of malloc in gcc-4.0.1 package.Please help me to get its
> > definitation.
> > 
> > 
> > Thank you
> > Amit Prakash
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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