Re: scm_gc_malloc() function parameters

2018-12-23 Thread dsmich
Stephen Scheck wrote: > Per https://www.gnu.org/software/guile/manual/guile.html#Memory-Blocks - > the scm_gc_malloc() function takes a const char * for the second parameter: > > void * scm_gc_malloc (size_t size, const char *what) > > However, the docs do not explain what it is for,

scm_gc_malloc() function parameters

2018-12-23 Thread Stephen Scheck
Per https://www.gnu.org/software/guile/manual/guile.html#Memory-Blocks - the scm_gc_malloc() function takes a const char * for the second parameter: void * scm_gc_malloc (size_t size, const char *what) However, the docs do not explain what it is for, nor is gc.h of any help - "what" is it for