| @node malloc |
| @section @code{malloc} |
| @findex malloc |
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| POSIX specification:@* @url{https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/malloc.html} |
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| Gnulib module: malloc-posix |
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| Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: |
| @itemize |
| @item |
| Upon failure, the function does not set @code{errno} to @code{ENOMEM} on |
| some platforms: |
| mingw, MSVC 14. |
| @end itemize |
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| Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: |
| @itemize |
| @item @code{malloc (0)} always returns a NULL pointer on some platforms: |
| AIX 5.1. |
| @end itemize |
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| Extension: Gnulib provides a module @samp{malloc-gnu} that substitutes a |
| @code{malloc} implementation that behaves more like the glibc implementation, |
| regarding the result of @code{malloc (0)}. |
