xenocara/app/fvwm/libs/safemalloc.c

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C

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
/***********************************************************************
*
* Procedure:
* safemalloc - mallocs specified space or exits if there's a
* problem
*
***********************************************************************/
char *safemalloc(int length)
{
char *ptr;
if(length <= 0)
length = 1;
ptr = malloc(length);
if(ptr == (char *)0)
{
fprintf(stderr,"malloc of %d bytes failed. Exiting\n",length);
exit(1);
}
return ptr;
}