malloc.conf and malloc debugging

[Kris Kennaway]

On Sat, Oct 16, 2004 at 08:06:35AM +0200, Niclas Zeising wrote:
> Hi list!
> 
> I know you can turn malloc debugging on and of by symlinking 
> /etc/malloc.conf, i.e. ln -s AJ /etc/malloc.conf. But how do i check if 
> the debugging is on or not? I can't find a /etc/malloc.conf in my 
> system, niether can i find a AJ symlink.
> I'm running 5.3-BETA7 now, but are planning to upgrade to HEAD. Will 
> malloc debugging be turned on in the upgrade?

Yes.  You have to check the malloc sources to see the default value.
Typically debugging is enabled in HEAD and disabled everywhere else.

Kris
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