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Document alloc debugging.
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An option to <code>spawn_child</code> functions which prevents Apache
from aggressively trying to kill off the child.
+ <li><strong><code>alloc debugging code</code></strong><br>
+ Defining <code>ALLOC_DEBUG</code> provides a rudimentary memory
+ debugger which can be used on live servers with low impact --
+ it sets all allocated and freed memory bytes to 0xa5. Defining
+ <code>ALLOC_USE_MALLOC</code> will cause the alloc code to use
+ <code>malloc()</code> and <code>free()</code> for each object. This
+ is far more expensive and should only be used for testing with tools
+ such as Electric Fence and Purify. See <code>main/alloc.c</code>
+ for more details.
+
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Changes with Apache 1.3b1
+ *) Add debugging code to alloc.c. Defining ALLOC_DEBUG provides a
+ rudimentary memory debugger which can be used on live servers with
+ low impact -- it sets all allocated and freed memory bytes to 0xa5.
+ Defining ALLOC_USE_MALLOC will cause the alloc code to use malloc()
+ and free() for each object. This is far more expensive and should
+ only be used for testing with tools such as Electric Fence and
+ Purify. See main/alloc.c for more details. [Dean Gaudet]
+
*) Configure uses a sh trap and didn't set its exitcode properly.
[Dean Gaudet] PR#1159
