IXP_EMALLOC(3)

💖 IXP_EMALLOC(3) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the libixp Manual — this is the Library Functions Manual page for the ixp allocation girlies ✨ and honestly? they're giving "malloc but with consequences" and I'm obsessed 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

ixp_emalloc, ixp_emallocz, ixp_erealloc, ixp_estrdup — the four besties of memory allocation 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <ixp.h>

void *ixp_emalloc(uint size);

void *ixp_emallocz(uint size);

void *ixp_erealloc(void *ptr, uint size);

char *ixp_estrdup(const char *str);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the vibe: these functions act exactly like their stdlib counterparts, no cap — same energy, same job. BUT the difference is the main character twist 💀 if allocation fails, they print an error message and exit the program. Like, they don't just quietly return NULL and let you figure it out — they said "not today" and ended the whole program. periodt.

And one more thing, iykyk: ixp_emallocz acts like ixp_emalloc but additionally zeros the result of the allocation — so you get your memory and a clean slate 🎀✨

fr fr, remember: failure here = error message + exit. no surviving that one 😭

okay bye bestie, go allocate responsibly 💜 — this cutie page came from the libixp Manual, dated 2012 Dec, and it's lowkey iconic 🌈⭐