[comp.lang.c] Microsoft C _msize

s1h@sppy00.UUCP (Steven J. Husting) (03/03/89)

Microsoft C 5.1 includes a function _msize which "returns the size, in bytes,
of the memory block allocated by a call to calloc, malloc, or realloc." My
experience with this function is that it is unreliable. However, I don't like
to accuse compiler vendors of errors before cleaning my own house, so does
anyone have any information this function? If this has been hashed over
before, would somebody please send me the conclusions? If it is indeed
unreliable, does anyone have a replacement? Respond via email, please.


Steven Husting		uucp: cbosgd!osu-cis!sppy00!s1h 
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Steven Husting		uucp: cbosgd!osu-cis!sppy00!s1h 
OCLC   mc 465		bitnet: slh@oclcrsun
6565 Frantz Rd.
Dublin, OH 43017	"My head is my only house unless it rains."