dbmalloc Tutorial: dbmalloc Environment Variables

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• Provides a way to control dbmalloc without specific API calls.

• Can speed dbmalloc's execution.

• Use doesn't require relink / recompile.

• Suggested settings for speed (/bin/csh syntax):

  setenv MALLOC_REUSE 1
  setenv MALLOC_CKCHAIN 0
  setenv MALLOC_CKDATA 0
  setenv MALLOC_DETAIL 0
  setenv MALLOC_ERRFILE ~/malloc.err