--- /dev/null
+#include <fstream.h>
+#include <std/new.h>
+#include "debug.hh"
+#include "dstream.hh"
+#include "vector.hh"
+
+Dstream monitor(&cout,".dstreamrc");
+ostream * nulldev = new ofstream("/dev/null");
+
+
+/*
+ want to do a stacktrace .
+ */
+void
+mynewhandler()
+{
+ cerr << "Out of free store memory. Aborting.. "<< flush;
+ assert(false);
+}
+
+
+void
+debug_init()
+{
+ set_new_handler(&mynewhandler);
+ set_matrix_debug(monitor);
+}