--- deliantra/server/common/utils.C	2006/09/12 19:20:06	1.11
+++ deliantra/server/common/utils.C	2006/09/12 20:55:40	1.12
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /*
  * static char *rcsid_utils_c =
- *   "$Id: utils.C,v 1.11 2006/09/12 19:20:06 root Exp $";
+ *   "$Id: utils.C,v 1.12 2006/09/12 20:55:40 root Exp $";
  */
 
 /*
@@ -551,39 +551,18 @@
   return;
 }
 
-void *
-zero_initialised::operator new (size_t s, void *p)
+void *alloc (int s) throw (std::bad_alloc)
 {
-  memset (p, 0, s);
-  return p;
-}
-
-void *
-zero_initialised::operator new (size_t s)
-{
-  //return calloc (1, s);
-  return g_slice_alloc0 (s);
-}
-
-void *
-  zero_initialised::operator new[] (size_t s)
-{
-  //return calloc (1, s);
-  return g_slice_alloc0 (s);
-}
-
-void
-zero_initialised::operator delete (void *p, size_t s)
-{
-  //free (p); return;
-  g_slice_free1 (s, p);
+  if (s)
+    return g_slice_alloc (s);
+  else
+    return 0;
 }
 
-void
-zero_initialised::operator delete[] (void *p, size_t s)
+void dealloc (void *p, int s) throw ()
 {
-  //free (p); return;
-  g_slice_free1 (s, p);
+  if (s)
+    g_slice_free1 (s, p);
 }
 
 void assign (char *dst, const char *src, int maxlen)