#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

//testing malloc() this is 32 bit gcc - separate from Perl
void testMalloc(void)
{
    char* x = (char *) malloc(1);
    printf ("     Byte Starting Memory Addr is %p\n",x);
    char* y = (char *) malloc(1);
    printf ("Next Byte Starting Memory Addr is %p\n",y);
    printf ("difference in bytes between byte2 and byte1 = %d\n",y-x);
    char* z = (char *) malloc(1);
    printf ("Next Byte Starting Memory Addr is %p\n",z);
    printf ("difference in bytes between byte3 and byte2 = %d\n",z-y);
    char* alpha = (char *) malloc(1);
    printf ("Next Byte Starting Memory Addr is %p\n",alpha);
    printf ("difference in bytes between byte4 and byte3 = %d\n",z-y);
    free(x);
    free(y);
    free(z);
    free(alpha);

    return;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{

   testMalloc();
   exit(0);
}

/*
     Byte Starting Memory Addr is 00C92FD8
Next Byte Starting Memory Addr is 00C90CC8
difference in bytes between byte2 and byte1 = -8976
Next Byte Starting Memory Addr is 00C90CD8
difference in bytes between byte3 and byte2 = 16
Next Byte Starting Memory Addr is 00C90CE8
difference in bytes between byte4 and byte3 = 16
*/

/*
     Byte Starting Memory Addr is 00B22FD8
Next Byte Starting Memory Addr is 00B20CC8
difference in bytes between byte2 and byte1 = -8976
Next Byte Starting Memory Addr is 00B20CD8
difference in bytes between byte3 and byte2 = 16
Next Byte Starting Memory Addr is 00B20CE8
difference in bytes between byte4 and byte3 = 16
*/