--- deliantra/server/common/utils.C	2006/09/03 00:18:40	1.3
+++ deliantra/server/common/utils.C	2006/09/04 11:07:59	1.4
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * static char *rcsid_utils_c =
- *   "$Id: utils.C,v 1.3 2006/09/03 00:18:40 root Exp $";
+ *   "$Id: utils.C,v 1.4 2006/09/04 11:07:59 root Exp $";
  */
 
 /*
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <funcpoint.h>
 #include <material.h>
 
+#include <glib.h>
+
 /*
  * The random functions here take luck into account when rolling random
  * dice or numbers.  This function has less of an impact the larger the
@@ -483,18 +485,28 @@
     return;
 }
 
+//TODO: overhead due to specifying size twice
 void *
 zero_initialised::operator new (size_t s)
 { 
-  void *p = malloc (s);
-  
-  memset (p, 0, s);
-  return p;
+  return g_slice_alloc0 (s);
+}
+
+void *
+zero_initialised::operator new [] (size_t s)
+{ 
+  return g_slice_alloc0 (s);
 }
 
 void
 zero_initialised::operator delete (void *p, size_t s)
 {
-  free (p);
+  g_slice_free1 (s, p);
+}
+
+void
+zero_initialised::operator delete [] (void *p, size_t s)
+{
+  g_slice_free1 (s, p);
 }