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Re: [pdf-devel] Something is scaring me in the description of the librar
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jemarch |
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Re: [pdf-devel] Something is scaring me in the description of the library |
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Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:07:37 +0100 |
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> -- Function: char* pdf_alloc (int SIZE)
> Allocates heap memory.
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> *Parameters*
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> SIZE
> The requested number of octects to allocate.
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> If there is not enough available memory to satisfy the
> petition a fatal error is signaled killing the current
> process. An error status is returned to the operating
> system.
Why should a library terminate my process?
It shouldn't. It is a no-no to call `exit' in a shared library.
I just changed the API:
124,127d123
<
< If there is not enough available memory to satisfy the petition a
< fatal error is signaled killing the current process. An error status
< is returned to the operating system.
132a129,130
> If there is not enough available memory to satisfy the petition then
> @code{NULL} is returned.
Thanks.
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Jose E. Marchesi <address@hidden>
Project Engineer
Real Time System Division
Deimos Space, SL (http://www.deimos-space.com)