[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Seebach) writes:
> Okay, from a style standpoint, the basic problem is that this function
> is a mistake.
No, I use a function like that (called emalloc) all the time, when I
know there's nothing better to do than exit.
> Programs may have temp files open, they may have stty
> settings to reset, there are tons of things you may need to do *BEFORE
> EXITING*.
atexit
> At a bare minimum, the Correct Thing would be
> #define safe_malloc(x) safe_malloc_internal((x), __FILE__, __LINE__)
>
> void *safe_malloc(size_t bytes, char *file, int line)
> {
> void *p = malloc(bytes);
> if (p == NULL) {
> fprintf(stderr, "can't allocate %lu bites at file %s, line
>%d.",
> (unsigned long) x, __FILE__, __LINE__);
s/__FILE__/file/, s/__LINE__/line/
> (In an ideal world, you'd have the program name in here.)
err(3) ?
/assar
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