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<div class="textblock"><h3>Build</h3>
<p>The preferred usage is including <code><mimalloc.h></code>, linking with the shared- or static library, and using the <code>mi_malloc</code> API exclusively for allocation. For example, </p><div class="fragment"><div class="line">gcc -o myprogram -lmimalloc myfile.c</div>
</div><p>mimalloc uses only safe OS calls (<code>mmap</code> and <code>VirtualAlloc</code>) and can co-exist with other allocators linked to the same program. If you use <code>cmake</code>, you can simply use: </p><div class="fragment"><div class="line">find_package(mimalloc 2.1 REQUIRED)</div>
</div><p> in your <code>CMakeLists.txt</code> to find a locally installed mimalloc. Then use either: </p><div class="fragment"><div class="line">target_link_libraries(myapp PUBLIC mimalloc)</div>
</div><p> to link with the shared (dynamic) library, or: </p><div class="fragment"><div class="line">target_link_libraries(myapp PUBLIC mimalloc-<span class="keyword">static</span>)</div>
</div><p> to link with the static library. See <code>test\CMakeLists.txt</code> for an example.</p>
<h3>C++</h3>
<p>For best performance in C++ programs, it is also recommended to override the global <code>new</code> and <code>delete</code> operators. For convenience, mimalloc provides <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc/blob/master/include/mimalloc-new-delete.h"><code>mimalloc-new-delete.h</code></a> which does this for you – just include it in a single(!) source file in your project.</p>
<p>In C++, mimalloc also provides the <code><a class="el" href="group__cpp.html#structmi__stl__allocator" title="std::allocator implementation for mimalloc for use in STL containers.">mi_stl_allocator</a></code> struct which implements the <code>std::allocator</code> interface. For example: </p><div class="fragment"><div class="line">std::vector<some_struct, mi_stl_allocator<some_struct>> vec;</div>
<div class="line">vec.push_back(some_struct());</div>
</div><h3>Statistics</h3>
<p>You can pass environment variables to print verbose messages (<code>MIMALLOC_VERBOSE=1</code>) and statistics (<code>MIMALLOC_SHOW_STATS=1</code>) (in the debug version): </p><div class="fragment"><div class="line">> env MIMALLOC_SHOW_STATS=1 ./cfrac 175451865205073170563711388363</div>
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<div class="line">175451865205073170563711388363 = 374456281610909315237213 * 468551</div>
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<div class="line">heap stats: peak total freed unit</div>
<div class="line">normal 2: 16.4 kb 17.5 mb 17.5 mb 16 b ok</div>
<div class="line">normal 3: 16.3 kb 15.2 mb 15.2 mb 24 b ok</div>
<div class="line">normal 4: 64 b 4.6 kb 4.6 kb 32 b ok</div>
<div class="line">normal 5: 80 b 118.4 kb 118.4 kb 40 b ok</div>
<div class="line">normal 6: 48 b 48 b 48 b 48 b ok</div>
<div class="line">normal 17: 960 b 960 b 960 b 320 b ok</div>
<div class="line"> </div>
<div class="line">heap stats: peak total freed unit</div>
<div class="line"> normal: 33.9 kb 32.8 mb 32.8 mb 1 b ok</div>
<div class="line"> huge: 0 b 0 b 0 b 1 b ok</div>
<div class="line"> total: 33.9 kb 32.8 mb 32.8 mb 1 b ok</div>
<div class="line">malloc requested: 32.8 mb</div>
<div class="line"> </div>
<div class="line"> committed: 58.2 kb 58.2 kb 58.2 kb 1 b ok</div>
<div class="line"> reserved: 2.0 mb 2.0 mb 2.0 mb 1 b ok</div>
<div class="line"> reset: 0 b 0 b 0 b 1 b ok</div>
<div class="line"> segments: 1 1 1</div>
<div class="line">-abandoned: 0</div>
<div class="line"> pages: 6 6 6</div>
<div class="line">-abandoned: 0</div>
<div class="line"> mmaps: 3</div>
<div class="line"> mmap fast: 0</div>
<div class="line"> mmap slow: 1</div>
<div class="line"> threads: 0</div>
<div class="line"> elapsed: 2.022s</div>
<div class="line"> process: user: 1.781s, system: 0.016s, faults: 756, reclaims: 0, rss: 2.7 mb</div>
</div><p>The above model of using the <code>mi_</code> prefixed API is not always possible though in existing programs that already use the standard malloc interface, and another option is to override the standard malloc interface completely and redirect all calls to the <em>mimalloc</em> library instead.</p>
<p>See <a class="el" href="overrides.html">Overriding Malloc</a> for more info. </p>
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