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+#ifndef _MALLOC_H
+#define _MALLOC_H
+/* 
+** Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
+*/
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+
+// ToDo: there are some BeOS specific things missing, most
+//	things are only rarely or almost never used, though.
+//	The more important missing functionality *and* prototypes
+//	are mcheck(), mstats(), and malloc_find_object_address().
+//
+//	Also, MALLOC_DEBUG is currently not yet supported.
+//
+//	If you want to implement it, have a look at the BeOS header
+//	file malloc.h located in /boot/develop/headers/posix.
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+extern void *malloc(size_t numBytes);
+extern void *realloc(void *oldPointer, size_t newSize);
+extern void *calloc(size_t numElements, size_t size);
+extern void free(void *pointer);
+extern void *memalign(size_t alignment, size_t numBytes);
+extern void *valloc(size_t numBytes);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _MALLOC_H */