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+/* xmalloc.c -- safe versions of malloc and realloc */
+
+/* This file is part of GNU Info, a program for reading online documentation
+ stored in Info format.
+
+ This file has appeared in prior works by the Free Software Foundation;
+ thus it carries copyright dates from 1988 through 1993.
+
+ Copyright (C) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+ Written by Brian Fox (bfox@ai.mit.edu). */
+
+#if !defined (ALREADY_HAVE_XMALLOC)
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+extern void *malloc (), *realloc ();
+static void memory_error_and_abort ();
+
+/* **************************************************************** */
+/* */
+/* Memory Allocation and Deallocation. */
+/* */
+/* **************************************************************** */
+
+/* Return a pointer to free()able block of memory large enough
+ to hold BYTES number of bytes. If the memory cannot be allocated,
+ print an error message and abort. */
+void *
+xmalloc (bytes)
+ int bytes;
+{
+ void *temp = malloc (bytes);
+
+ if (!temp)
+ memory_error_and_abort ("xmalloc");
+ return (temp);
+}
+
+void *
+xrealloc (pointer, bytes)
+ void *pointer;
+ int bytes;
+{
+ void *temp;
+
+ if (!pointer)
+ temp = malloc (bytes);
+ else
+ temp = realloc (pointer, bytes);
+
+ if (!temp)
+ memory_error_and_abort ("xrealloc");
+
+ return (temp);
+}
+
+static void
+memory_error_and_abort (fname)
+ char *fname;
+{
+ fprintf (stderr, "%s: Out of virtual memory!\n", fname);
+ abort ();
+}
+#endif /* !ALREADY_HAVE_XMALLOC */