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From: "Arthur" <arfa AT clara DOT net>
To: "DJGPP Mailing List" <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>,
        "Klaus Petzold" <califax AT wupperonline DOT de>
Subject: RE: Problem with "new"
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 17:53:20 +0100
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> Hi,
> 
> I use gcc version 2.7.2.1 and I try to reserve some memory with "new".
> My problem is, if there is not enough memory the program returns to
> the OS (code 255), what I don't want.
> How can I avoid this?
> 
> tia...
>   ...Klaus...
>   
> 

new returns NULL if memory allocation fails. You should always test for this.

eg:

int *a;
a = new int;
if(!a){ do_something() }

I think this should work.

James Arthur
jaa AT arfa DOT clara DOT net
ICQ#15054819