On Sun, 13 Sep 2015, markus schnalke wrote:
void
*alloc(size_t bytes);
void *realloc(void *old, size_t want);
void *zalloc(size_t bytes);
void *zealloc(void *old, size_t want);
Please note, that identifiers are usually remembered by sound not by
letter sequence. `zalloc' and `zealloc' are likely to be pronounced
similar and thus there is a good chance that this leads to confusion and
errors. Furthermore, `calloc' and `zalloc' are prone to be pronounced
equally or understood equally, especially by non-native speakers.
That, of course, depends upon how you pronounce "z". In this part of the
world, it's "zed". No confusion with "see" here down-under...
So, if these function will never be available to American English
speaking folks, then I'm all fine with the names. ;-)
meillo