acmeyer@hpfcso.HP.COM (Alan C. Meyer) (03/30/90)
Hi. I am investigating support for pointers in Fortran, one of many new features of the soon(?) to be ratified Fortran standard. I have some questions about malloc() on Apollo machines. I currently have access to a 10.2 DN4500. * The man pages describe both malloc(3C) and malloc(3X). Are these related to the corresponding malloc() routines on HP-UX? Is there now, or are there plans for, new versions of malloc()? Are there any plans to make use of the new malloc() developed for HP-UX 8.0? * Are there differences in malloc() available on different Apollo platforms? * Are there other alternatives to malloc() for low level memory allocation support that I should consider? * What other questions should I be asking? I would appreciate any information/comments on this, as well as suggestions for sources I should consider. I would be interested in implementation/ algorithm on Apollo malloc() as well. Thanks, Alan Meyer Hewlett-Packard Colorado Language Lab acmeyer@hpfcrt.hp.com