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From: fpm@n2.net (Frank MacLachlan)
Newsgroups: news.software.nntp,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: libgnumalloc
Date: 11 Jun 1997 16:34:24 GMT
Organization: N2 Networking
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In article <339E94BB.41C6@ispnews.com>, Phil Crown wrote:
>[posted and mailed]
>
>Ron Echeverri wrote:
>
>> In article <339C538C.167E@ispnews.com>, Phil Crown  <pcrown@ispnews.com> wrote:
>> >Can anyone tell me where I can get libgnumalloc for linking INN under
>> >FreeBSD v2.2.2?
>> 
>> Is there a specific reason you want libgnumalloc?  As far as i have
>> heard, 2.2.2's (phk)malloc is better.
>> 
>> rone
>
>I am getting "cant remalloc xxxxxxxxx bytes" errors when trying to run
>INN's expireover, and the a FAQ suggests trying gnumalloc.

I don't think the FreeBSD 2.2.2 libgnumalloc will do anything for you.
The only thing in the library as supplied w/ FreeBSD is cfree() which
simply calls free().  Linking w/ libgnumalloc() uses the standard
FreeBSD malloc routines.  Perhaps you need more ram and/or swap?

-- 
Frank MacLachlan (fpm@n2.net)
N2 Networking, San Diego, CA