Re: Re: PHP (anti) crash policy?

On October 3, 2004 12:46, Olaf van der Spek wrote: > Manuel Lemos wrote: > > Hello, > > > > On 10/03/2004 12:27 PM, Olaf Van Der Spek wrote: > >>> I think that making all failed memory allocations recoverable is not > >>> viable because more PHP C code that makes memory allocations assumes > >>> it only returns if it succeeds. Trying to change that everywhere > >>> memory is allocated is and monster job that I doubt that any PHP core > >>> developer will agree on doing. > >> > >> You could just create a new function for that: alloc_no_exception > >> There's no need to change every call, you'd only need to change the > >> calls that can take a NULL result. > > > > I find it hard to justify such function > > Why? > I think a large number of data handling functions would benefit from > such a function. > And it'd make PHP more robust. Olaf, PHP is an open source language is it not?  Since you're so smart why don't YOU write the code? -- Regards, David Bevan http://www.getanyideas.com