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(Memory Blocks): Add index entries for deprecated scm_must_malloc and friends.

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Kevin Ryde 2003-08-08 22:08:25 +00:00
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@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ previous section. In their place, it had the functions
@code{scm_must_free}. This section explains why we want you to stop
using them, and how to do this.
@findex scm_must_malloc
@findex scm_must_realloc
@findex scm_must_calloc
@findex scm_must_free
The functions @code{scm_must_malloc} and @code{scm_must_realloc}
behaved like @code{scm_gc_malloc} and @code{scm_gc_realloc} do now,
respectively. They would inform the GC about the newly allocated
@ -194,6 +198,8 @@ of sync with reality and could even overflow in long running programs.
When this happened, the result was a dramatic increase in (senseless)
GC activity which would effectively stop the program dead.
@findex scm_done_malloc
@findex scm_done_free
The functions @code{scm_done_malloc} and @code{scm_done_free} were
introduced to help restore balance to the force, but existing bugs did
not magically disappear, of course.