[Mono-list] Can I call CoTaskMemAlloc on Linux?

[Vincent Finn]

Ok,

So not as stupid a question as I thought.

 From the MSDN docs, the .Net Marshaller uses CoTaskMemFree() to release 
memory, so I assume Mono's Marshaller uses free()?

	Vin

Miguel de Icaza wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>> "windows.h" won't be on a Linux machine so can someone confirm for me 
>> that CoTaskMemAlloc is portable and not MS?
> 
> It is not;   You need to use malloc on Unix systems.
> 
>> If it isn't what is the alternative?
>>
>> 	Thanks, Vin
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