void* alcmem

(size_t size)

Safe memory allocation.

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Safe memory allocation.

Attempts to allocate memory, halting the module with an error_fatal() if memory couldn't be allocated. The arguments are identical to those of malloc(), which this function calls internally.

Parameters:

- size The number of bytes to allocate.

Returns:

a pointer to the block of memory allocated. This function never returns NULL. If an allocation error occurs, the current program is terminated.

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