search_tree tree_make_empty( search_tree tree )
 {
   if ( tree != NULL )
   {
       tree_make_empty( tree->left );
       tree_make_empty( tree->right );
       free( tree );
   }
   return NULL;
 }

 tree_position tree_find( CHAR_DATA *target, search_tree tree )
 {
     if ( tree == NULL )
       return NULL;

     if ( target < tree->hatedata->target_char )
       return tree_find( target, tree->left );
     else if ( target > tree->hatedata->target_char )
       return tree_find( target, tree->right );
     else
       return tree;
 }

 search_tree tree_insert( HATE_DATA *hatedata, search_tree tree )
 {
     if ( tree == NULL )
     {
       tree = (HATE_NODE * ) malloc( sizeof( HATE_NODE ) );

       if ( tree == NULL )
          bug( "tree_insert: out of space!" );
       else
       {
          tree->hatedata = hatedata;
          tree->left = tree->right = NULL;
       }
     }
     else if ( hatedata->target_char < tree->hatedata->target_char )
       tree->left = tree_insert( hatedata, tree->left );
     else if ( hatedata->target_char > tree->hatedata->target_char )
          tree->right = tree_insert( hatedata, tree->right );

     return tree;
 }

 tree_position tree_find_min( search_tree tree )
 {
    if ( tree == NULL )
       return NULL;
    else if ( tree->left == NULL )
       return tree;
    else
       return tree_find_min( tree->left );
 }

 search_tree tree_delete( HATE_DATA *hatedata, search_tree tree )
 {
    tree_position pos;

    if ( tree == NULL )
       bug( "tree_delete: not found" );
    else if ( hatedata->target_char < tree->hatedata->target_char )
       tree->left = tree_delete( hatedata, tree->left );
    else if ( hatedata->target_char > tree->hatedata->target_char )
         tree->right = tree_delete( hatedata, tree->right );
    else if ( tree->left && tree->right )
    {
       pos = tree_find_min( tree->right );
       tree->hatedata = pos->hatedata;
       tree->right = tree_delete( tree->hatedata, tree->right );
    }
    else
    {
       pos = tree;
       if ( tree->left == NULL )
         tree = tree->right;
       else if ( tree->right == NULL )
         tree = tree->left;
       free( pos );
    }

    return tree;
 }

 HATE_DATA *tree_retrieve( tree_position pos )
 {
    return pos->hatedata;
 }

struct hate_data
 {
    CHAR_DATA *target_char;
    int hate_amount;
 };

 struct hate_node
 {
    HATE_DATA *hatedata;
    search_tree left;
    search_tree right;
 };

mob->hatedata = tree_make_empty( NULL );

if ( IS_NPC(victim) )
{
     HATE_DATA *hatedata;
   tree_position P;

   if( ( P = tree_find( ch, victim->hatedata )) == NULL || tree_retrieve( P )->target_char != ch )
   {
     int test;
     hatedata = (HATE_DATA * ) malloc( sizeof( HATE_DATA ) );
     hatedata->target_char = ch;
     test = number_range( 1, 50 );
     hatedata->hate_amount = test;
     victim->hatedata = tree_insert( hatedata, victim->hatedata );
     ch_printf( ch, "It should now hate you for %d.nr", test );
   }
   else
   {
     hatedata = tree_retrieve(tree_find( ch, victim->hatedata ));
     ch_printf(ch, "You are already hated for %d!nr", hatedata->hate_amount );
   }

}

tree_position tree_find_min( search_tree tree )
{
   if ( tree == NULL )
      return NULL;
   while (tree->left != NULL)
       tree = tree->left;
   return tree;
}

HATE_DATA *hatedata;

 /* ... */

 hatedata = (HATE_DATA * ) malloc( sizeof( HATE_DATA ) );

hatedata = malloc(sizeof(*hatedata));

#define my_new(type, count)  ((type*)malloc (sizeof (type) * (count)))