debian man page for explain_malloc_or_die

Query: explain_malloc_or_die

OS: debian

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explain_malloc_or_die(3)				     Library Functions Manual					  explain_malloc_or_die(3)

NAME
explain_malloc_or_die - Allocate and free dynamic memory and report errors
SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/malloc.h> void *explain_malloc_or_die(size_t size);
DESCRIPTION
The explain_malloc_or_die function is used to call the malloc(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from explain_malloc(3), and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE). This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: void *result = explain_malloc_or_die(size); size The size, exactly as to be passed to the malloc(3) system call. Returns: This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exits.
SEE ALSO
malloc(3) Allocate and free dynamic memory explain_malloc(3) explain malloc(3) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process
COPYRIGHT
libexplain version 0.52 Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller explain_malloc_or_die(3)
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