Re: no alloca() available - alternative?

["Schmidt, Mihael" <Mihael.Schmidt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks. I'll give it a try. 

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From: c400-l-bounces+mihael.schmidt=rossmann.de@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:c400-l-bounces+mihael.schmidt=rossmann.de@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Seurer
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 9:17 PM
To: C programming iSeries / AS400
Subject: Re: [C400-L] no alloca() available - alternative?


c400-l-bounces+seurer=us.ibm.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 12/03/2010 01:46:57
PM:

> From: "Schmidt, Mihael" <Mihael.Schmidt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [C400-L] no alloca() available - alternative?
>
> the ported software uses alloca() at some locations. Obviously
> alloca() is not support on IBM i. What is the alternative? malloc?
> What do I have to take into account when changing this to malloc?
> (besides freeing the memory afterwards)
>
> Thanx in advance
>
> Mihael Schmidt


#include <mih/modasa.h> and then use _MODASA or modasa (both defined in the
header file).  They work essentially the same as alloca.  In fact, you
could a #define somewhere so that you wouldn't have to change your code
much other than the include and define.

See
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/topic/rzajp/sc092418.pdf
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-Bill