4.3BSD-Reno/src/lib/libpc/NEW.c

/*-
 * Copyright (c) 1979 The Regents of the University of California.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
 * provided that: (1) source distributions retain this entire copyright
 * notice and comment, and (2) distributions including binaries display
 * the following acknowledgement:  ``This product includes software
 * developed by the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors''
 * in the documentation or other materials provided with the distribution
 * and in all advertising materials mentioning features or use of this
 * software. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its
 * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
 * from this software without specific prior written permission.
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
 * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 */

#ifndef lint
static char sccsid[] = "@(#)NEW.c	1.4 (Berkeley) 4/9/90";
#endif /* not lint */

#include "h00vars.h"

NEW(var, size)
	char	**var;	/* pointer to item being deallocated */
	long	size;	/* sizeof struct pointed to by var */
{
	extern	char *malloc();
	char 	*memblk;

	memblk = malloc((int)size);
	if (memblk == 0) {
		ERROR("Ran out of memory\n", 0);
		return;
	}
	*var = memblk;
	if (memblk < _minptr)
		_minptr = memblk;
	if (memblk + size > _maxptr)
		_maxptr = memblk + size;
}