[TCLCORE] Re: Hintermayer's string allocation patch

[D. R. H. <dr...@hw...>]

Jeffrey Hobbs wrote:
> 
> For that reason I think the need for a non-panic'ing alloc still exists.
> Tcl_SafeAlloc perhaps?
> 

I want to take issue with the name.  When I hear
"SafeAlloc()" I think of a malloc() that never
returns NULL.  In other words, it is "safe" to use
without checking the return type.  Your usage 
completely inverts that meaning.

Perhaps Tcl_TryToAlloc() or Tcl_AttemptAlloc()
instead.  Here the idea is "try to get me some
memory but its OK if you can't, just let me know."
This will be (I think) a seldom used function, 
so a longer name is not a handicap.
-- 
D. Richard Hipp -- dr...@hw... -- http://www.hwaci.com/drh/

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