Re: [pdf-devel] Something is scaring me in the description of the library

[gerel]

 > Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:07:37 +0100
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 > 
 >    > -- Function: char* pdf_alloc (int SIZE)
 >    >      Allocates heap memory.
 >    >
 >    >     *Parameters*
 >    >
 >    >          SIZE
 >    >                The requested number of octects to allocate.
 >    >
 >    >                If there is not enough available memory to satisfy the
 >    >                petition a fatal error is signaled killing the current
 >    >                process. An error status is returned to the operating
 >    >                system.
 > 
 >    Why should a library terminate my process?
 > 
 > It shouldn't. It is a no-no to call `exit' in a shared library.
 > I just changed the API:
 > 
 > 124,127d123
 > < 
 > < If there is not enough available memory to satisfy the petition a
 > < fatal error is signaled killing the current process. An error status
 > < is returned to the operating system.
 > 132a129,130
 > > If there is not enough available memory to satisfy the petition then
 > > @code{NULL} is returned.
 > 
 > Thanks.
 > 

Then I think we should not provide the option to abort the program on the error
module either, right ?

-gerel