[PATCH] manual: Document replacing malloc [BZ #20424]
Florian Weimer
fweimer@redhat.com
Thu Apr 13 12:27:00 GMT 2017
On 04/13/2017 02:21 PM, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> On Apr 13 2017, fweimer@redhat.com (Florian Weimer) wrote:
>
>> diff --git a/manual/memory.texi b/manual/memory.texi
>> index 38d3c3a..adf3f89 100644
>> --- a/manual/memory.texi
>> +++ b/manual/memory.texi
>> @@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ special to @theglibc{} and GNU Compiler.
>> * Unconstrained Allocation:: The @code{malloc} facility allows fully general
>> dynamic allocation.
>> * Allocation Debugging:: Finding memory leaks and not freed memory.
>> +* Replacing malloc:: You can use your own @code{malloc}-style allocator.
>
> This line is too long.
I'm not sure if it's possible to wrap lines there without altering the
Info output.
I'll change it to:
* Replacing malloc:: Using your own @code{malloc}-style
allocator.
(On a single line, in case Thunderbird wraps it.) This should avoid the
issue.
>> +It is possible to use your own custom @code{malloc} instead of the
>> +built-in allocator provided by @theglibc{}. @xref{Replacing malloc}
>
> Period after @xref.
Thanks, fixed.
Florian
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