Quoting Thorsten Haude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi,
>
> * Thorsten Haude wrote (2008-01-06 01:40):
> >/* Allocate a new string buffer of length chars */
> >char *AllocString(int length)
> >{
> > char *mem;
> >
> > mem = XtMalloc(length + sizeof(char *) + 1);
> > *((char **)mem) = AllocatedStrings;
> > AllocatedStrings = mem;
> >#ifdef TRACK_GARBAGE_LEAKS
> > ++numAllocatedStrings;
> >#endif
> > return mem + sizeof(char *) + 1;
> >}
> >
> >- Also, it returns (mem + sizeof(char *) + 1), which is (char* +
> > size_t + int). What is this supposed to bring about?
>
> A bunch of function test whether AllocString's return value is True or
> False. This happens if XtMalloc() returns -(sizeof(char *) + 1).
Good point! But then, as you pointed out not long ago, XtMalloc failure in
nedit results in exit().
Tony
--
NEdit Develop mailing list - [email protected]
http://www.nedit.org/mailman/listinfo/develop
