1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lmem.h b/lmem.h
index 8c75a44b..c5dada9c 100644
--- a/lmem.h
+++ b/lmem.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 
 #define luaM_newobject(L,tag,s) luaM_malloc_(L, (s), tag)
 
+#define luaM_newblock(L, size)  luaM_newvector(L, size, char)
+
 #define luaM_growvector(L,v,nelems,size,t,limit,e) \
         ((v)=cast(t *, luaM_growaux_(L,v,nelems,&(size),sizeof(t), \
                          luaM_limitN(limit,t),e)))