void mem_free( void * buffer )
{
	int ErrorCount;
	int * psize = (int *)buffer;
	psize--;

	if (Initialized==0)
		mem_init();

	if (buffer==NULL)	{
		fprintf( stderr, "\nMEM_FREE_NULL: An attempt was made to free the null pointer.\n" );
		Warning( "MEM: Freeing the NULL pointer!" );
		Int3();
		return;
	}

	ErrorCount = 0;

	if (ErrorCount)	{
		fprintf( stderr, "\nMEM_OVERWRITE: Memory after the end of allocated block overwritten.\n" );
		fprintf( stderr, "\tBlock at 0x%x, size %d\n", buffer, *psize );
		fprintf( stderr, "\t%d/%d check bytes were overwritten.\n", ErrorCount, CHECKSIZE );
	}

	BytesMalloced -= *psize;

	free( buffer );
}