Return values of malloc/strdup/... not checked (was Re: [patch] cdebconf and i18n)

[barbier@linuxfr.org (Denis Barbier)]

On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 02:41:23AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote:
> > 
> > > Why does it have to be char something[] when
> > > char * something will perfectly work ?
> > 
> > I did not say it has to be a char[6], I do not care if someone wants to
> > malloc it.
> > 
> 
> Please use strdup and friends, or asprintf, or other kind of 
> things that are less prone to break.

Ok, I will use strdup.  While we are on it, why are return values of
allocation routines never checked?

Denis