ne_malloc 3 ne_malloc ne_calloc ne_realloc ne_strdup ne_strndup ne_oom_callback memory allocation wrappers #include <ne_alloc.h> void *ne_malloc size_t size void *ne_calloc size_t size void *ne_realloc void *size size_t len char *ne_strdup const char *s size_t size char *ne_strndup const char *s size_t size void ne_oom_callback void (*callback)(void) The functions ne_malloc, ne_calloc, ne_realloc, ne_strdup and ne_strdnup provide wrappers for the equivalent functions in the standard C library. The wrappers provide the extra guarantee that if the C library equivalent returns &null; when no memory is available, an optional callback will be called, and the library will then call abort(). ne_oom_callback registers a callback which will be invoked if an out of memory error is detected. If the operating system uses optimistic memory allocation, the C library memory allocation routines will not return &null;, so it is not possible to gracefully handle memory allocation failures.