autfreeblock(3)

autfreeblock3

Releases a memory block

Synopsys

#include "aut101.h"
void autfreeblock( Pointer )
   char ∗ Pointer;

Parameters

Pointer

Pointer to be given back to the system

Overview

autfreeblock frees a pointer. It is now a day just an encapsulation of the system free function, but may evolve to a special allocator in the future. Its use is strongly encouraged.

Return value

autfreeblock returns nothing.

Examples

#include "aut101.h"
  char ∗Pointer;
  Pointer = autallocblock( 1024 );
  ...
  autfreeblock( Pointer );

Releases

Unchanged in 4 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy).

  1. 7–10

From alliance 5.1.1-3 in Debian 10 (Buster). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.