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Re: Mxalloc()

> I have a problem with Mxalloc() here, it looks like it allocates 2
> megs when I asks for 256 bytes...
> 
> 	AVtext = (char*) Mxalloc(256, 0x0003|0x0028);
> 
> I'm trying to allocate 256 bytes (buffer for AV commandlines) as
> global memory under MiNT, have I completely misunderstood Mxalloc()?
> According to the Atari Compendium (HTML-version) and the example in
> the BubbleGEM hypertext it *should* be correct.
> 
> 'AVtext = (char*) Malloc(256);' works without problems.

Have you checked, what the compiled code looks like? I.e. what 
the compiler does from this "256"? :)

And what compiler, btw.?

Konrad M.Kokoszkiewicz

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