[TUHS] Did realloc ever zero the new memory?
markus schnalke
meillo at marmaro.de
Sun Sep 13 21:06:18 AEST 2015
[2015-09-13 20:32] Dave Horsfall <dave at horsfall.org>
> On Sun, 13 Sep 2015, markus schnalke wrote:
>
> > > void *alloc(size_t bytes);
> > > void *realloc(void *old, size_t want);
> > >
> > > void *zalloc(size_t bytes);
> > > void *zealloc(void *old, size_t want);
> >
> > Please note, that identifiers are usually remembered by sound not by
> > letter sequence. `zalloc' and `zealloc' are likely to be pronounced
> > similar and thus there is a good chance that this leads to confusion and
> > errors. Furthermore, `calloc' and `zalloc' are prone to be pronounced
> > equally or understood equally, especially by non-native speakers.
>
> That, of course, depends upon how you pronounce "z". In this part of the
> world, it's "zed". No confusion with "see" here down-under...
So, if these function will never be available to American English
speaking folks, then I'm all fine with the names. ;-)
meillo
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