[TCLCORE] PROPOSAL: Tcl_AttemptAlloc

[Brent W. <we...@aj...>]

It sounds like there is consensus for an alternative to Tcl_Alloc,
call it Tcl_AttemptAlloc, that will return NULL instead of panicing
if it cannot allocate the requested memory block.  The implementation
is trivial:

char *
Tcl_AttemptAlloc (size)
    unsigned int size;
{
    return TclpAlloc(size);
}

The main issue is the name.  These have been suggested
Tcl_SafeAlloc
Tcl_TryToAlloc
Tcl_AttemptAlloc

I personally like the third suggestion, but I'm open to more suggestions.

--	Brent Welch	<we...@aj...>
	http://www.ajubasolutions.com
	Scriptics has become Ajuba Solutions


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