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MBKALLOC(3)		     MBK UTILITY FUNCTIONS		   MBKALLOC(3)

NAME
       mbkalloc	- mbk memory allocator

SYNOPSYS
       #include	"mut.h"
       char *mbkalloc(bytes)
       unsigned	int bytes;

PARAMETER
       bytes		   Number of memory bytes to be	contiguously allocated

DESCRIPTION
       mbkalloc	returns	a block	of bytes length, for any purpose.  It is now a
       day just	an encapsulation of the	system malloc function,	but may	evolve
       to a special allocator in the future. Its use is	strongly encouraged.

       Remark :		   a  global variable, long mbkalloc_stat, updates the
			   number of allocated bytes, and may be  accessed  by
			   anyone to see the amount of allocated memory.

RETURN VALUE
       mbkalloc	returns	a pointer to a bytes long block.

ERROR
       "*** mbk	error *** mbkalloc impossible :	not enough memory"
	      System  break  can't be moved anymore, no	more memory can	be re-
	      trieved from the system.

EXAMPLE
       #include	"mut.h"
       char *dup_str(s);
       {
       char *t = (char *)mbkalloc(strlen(s) + (unsigned	int)1);
	  strcpy(t, s);
	  return t;
       }

SEE ALSO
       mbk(1), mbkfree(3).

ASIM/LIP6			October	1, 1997			   MBKALLOC(3)
NAME | SYNOPSYS | PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | ERROR | EXAMPLE | SEE ALSO

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