I'm pretty sure NewPtr calls down to malloc eventually (in newer versions of OS X at least) but it might do some other nasty stuff for backwards compatibility. Regardless, I don't foresee ever needing allocations of that size - I just need guaranteed alignment.
Frank. <http://developer.chaoticbox.com/> <http://macgameblog.com/> On 19-Apr-07, at 10:01 PM, Peter K. Stys wrote: > I believe NewMemoryblock uses Apple's NewPtr call so you can check > there (I had a problem with 1GB block limits and this was the reason; > malloc has no such limit, or at least 2-4GB, ASFAIK) > > Peter. > > On 4/19/07, Frank Condello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I've started declaring into Accelerate.framework and have read that >> Mac OS X's malloc always uses 16-byte alignment, but I was wondering >> if I could rely on this alignment from an RB-supplied MemoryBlock. I >> know this has been discussed before but I couldn't find a definitive >> yes or no - I suspect (and hope) the answer is yes, if not, I've got >> a bit more work to do! >> >> TIA, >> Frank. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
