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+/* vi:set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4:
+ *
+ * VIM - Vi IMproved	by Bram Moolenaar
+ *
+ * Do ":help uganda"  in Vim to read copying and usage conditions.
+ * Do ":help credits" in Vim to see a list of people who contributed.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * alloc.h: enumeration of alloc IDs.
+ * Each entry must be on exactly one line, GetAllocId() depends on that.
+ */
+typedef enum {
+	aid_none = 0,
+	aid_qf_dirname_start,
+	aid_qf_dirname_now,
+	aid_qf_namebuf,
+	aid_qf_errmsg,
+	aid_qf_pattern,
+} alloc_id_T;