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Article #2982Re: malloc(0)
From: Larry Jones
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 16:54
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 16:54
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In article <1992Nov21.005207.9741@lucid.com>, jss@lucid.com (Jerry Schwarz) writes: < The standard says (refering to allocation routines) < < If the size of the space requested is zero, the behavior < is implementation-defined; the value returned shall be < either a null pointer or a unique pointer. < < I have always read "unique pointer" as meaning different from < previously allocated pointers including pointers previously < returned by malloc(0). That was indeed the committee's intent. If every call for zero space returned the same pointer it wouldn't be very unique, would it? ---- Larry Jones, SDRC, 2000 Eastman Dr., Milford, OH 45150-2789 513-576-2070 larry.jones@sdrc.com or ...uunet!sdrc!larry.jones It's no fun to play games with a poor sport. -- Calvin
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sdrc!thor!scjones From: scjones@thor.sdrc.com (Larry Jones) Newsgroups: comp.std.c Subject: Re: malloc(0) Message-ID: <2305@sdrc.COM> Date: 22 Nov 92 16:54:09 GMT References: <1ejhrnINN5it@ftp.UU.NET> <1992Nov21.005207.9741@lucid.com> Sender: news@sdrc.COM Lines: 17