[Bug-readline] Re: Reference to xmalloc() in the readline FileMan application example

[Stefano Sabatini]

In data mercoledì 2008-06-25 12:26:32 +0200, Stefano Sabatini ha scritto:
> Hi all,
> 
> the application example in the readline manual contains a reference to
> the xmalloc function which isn't defined in the file itself:
> 
> extern char *xmalloc ();
> 
> I think you refer to something such as this;
> http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~bgy1mm/XMalloc/xmalloc.html
> 
> Nonetheless I think a better solution would be either to implement 
> xmalloc in the file itself, or even better use some new corresponding
> standard function (but I cannot figure out now).
> 
> And BTW the code is also missing some few headers like <stdio.h> and
> <strings.h>, and maybe the dupstr() implementation should be replaced
> by the use of strdup().
> 
> If you want to suggest me how to fix the example I'll try to manage to
> send you a patch.
> 
> Best regards and thanks for libreadline.

BTW, what about to doxygenate libreadline? Doxygenated documentation
is getting quite popular, and cool things may be done using a
consistent documentation format (for example to use a parsing engine
such as semantic then expose to the user all the related
documentation).

I can eventually volunteer for that task.

Best regards.