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--  This package provides the low level memory allocation/deallocation
--  mechanisms used by GNAT.

--  To provide an alternate implementation, simply recompile the modified
--  body of this package with gnatmake -u -a -g s-memory.adb and make sure
--  that the ali and object files for this unit are found in the object
--  search path.

package System.Memory is
   pragma Elaborate_Body;

   type size_t is mod 2 ** Standard'Address_Size;

   function Alloc (Size : size_t) return System.Address;
   --  malloc for use by GNAT, with error checking and task lockout,
   --  as well as allocation tracking.

   procedure Free (Ptr : System.Address);
   --  free for use by GNAT, with task lockout and allocation tracking.

   function Realloc
     (Ptr  : System.Address;
      Size : size_t)
      return System.Address;
   --  realloc for use by GNAT, with error checking and task lockout.

private

   pragma Export (C, Alloc, "__gnat_malloc");
   pragma Export (C, Free, "__gnat_free");
   pragma Export (C, Realloc, "__gnat_realloc");

end System.Memory;