autallocblock(3)
memory allocator
SYNOPSYS
#include "aut101.h"
char *autallocblock( Size )
unsigned int Size;
PARAMETERS
- Size
-
Number of memory bytes to be contiguously allocated
DESCRIPTION
autallocblock returns a block of Size bytes length.
The memory block is set to zero.
RETURN VALUE
autallocblock returns a pointer to a Size bytes long block.
ERRORS
"autalloc: alloc error, can't continue !"
-
System break can't be moved anymore, no more memory can be retrieved from the system.
EXAMPLE
#include "aut101.h"
char *dup_str(s)
char * s;
{
char *t = (char *)autalocblock(strlen(s) + (unsigned int)1);
strcpy(t, s); return t;
}
