Re: A question about #define WIN32 in dmalloc.c

maer wrote:
> Hi, everyone!
>
> Look at the source codes in dmalloc.c,
>
> --------
> /* #define WIN32 */
> #ifdef WIN32
> #define MORECORE wsbrk
> #endif
> --------
>
> Such is the comments,
>
> --------
> WIN32 (default: undefined)
> Define this on MS win (95, nt) platforms to compile in sbrk emulation.
> --------
>
> I have two questions,
>
> 1. What means WIN32? When the variable "WIN32" becomes
> defined? When it is not defined?

WIN32 == Any modern Windows platform (Windows 95 through Windows XP)

It is defined when building on a Win32 platform.

> 2. What means "sbrk" in the comment? What means "wsbrk"?

I have no idea.

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