To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: lizard AT forum DOT ncdl DOT com (Lizard)
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 23:53:13 -0700
Organization: The Forum BBS (970) 229-9750
Subject: Re: Trapping failed malloc cal
Message-ID: <43f.485.299@forum.ncdl.com>

 > That IS the only way to check for running out of memory, unless you
 > want to hack malloc()'s internal structures.  Just check for NULL, and
 > exit if you see it.  More complex solutions could involve calling a
 > trap function which, by examining calls to malloc() with lesser amounts
 > of memory, figures out how much memory you actually need, but that is
 > pretty extreme, especially with virtual memory.  Besides, due to the
 > way malloc() functions, there could be a bunch of small blocks of free
 > memory floating around that together make up a substantial amount, but
 > individually aren't enough for anything.

I don't know if xmalloc() is an ANSI function but, according to the libc
docs, xmalloc() automatically prints an error and exits if now memory is
available.

 - Lizard of CAPRICE


~~~ Blue Wave/RA v2.12 [NR]


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