Re: What is your opinion about init_malloc?

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On Fri, 2025-03-14 at 16:49 +0100, Bonita Montero wrote:
> Am 14.03.2025 um 15:24 schrieb Thiago Adams:
> > What is your opinion about init_malloc?
> > One problem it solves it to initialise a const objects on heap.
> > 
> > #include <stdlib.h>
> > #include <string.h>
> > #include <stdio.h>
> > 
> > void * init_malloc(size_t size, void * src)
> > {
> >    void * p = malloc(size);
> >    if (p) {
> >       memcpy(p, src, size );
> >    }
> >    return p;
> > }
> > 
> > #define ALLOC(OBJ) ((typeof(OBJ)*) init_malloc(sizeof(OBJ), &(OBJ)))
> > 
> > ////////// SAMPLE  //////////
> > 
> > struct Mail {
> >      const int id;
> > };
> > 
> > int main () {
> >      struct Mail* p0 = ALLOC((struct Mail){.id= 1});
> > 
> >      struct Mail* p1 = init_malloc(sizeof *p1, &(struct Mail){.id= 1});
> > 
> >      auto         p2 = ALLOC((struct Mail){.id= 1});
> > 
> > }
> > 
> > (I also posted on reddit)
> > 
> 
> C still seems to be a ridiculous language.
> 

If it tries to exceed 'High level assembly', it could be ridiculous.
Same as C++, if it tries to be 'not-C'.

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What is your opinion about init_malloc? Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2025-03-14 11:24 -0300
  Re: What is your opinion about init_malloc? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-03-14 16:49 +0100
    Re: What is your opinion about init_malloc? wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com> - 2025-03-14 23:56 +0800
      Re: What is your opinion about init_malloc? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-03-14 17:13 +0100
        Re: What is your opinion about init_malloc? Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2025-03-14 13:24 -0300
          Re: What is your opinion about init_malloc? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-03-14 17:29 +0100
        Re: What is your opinion about init_malloc? wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com> - 2025-03-15 00:31 +0800
          Re: What is your opinion about init_malloc? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2025-03-14 16:50 +0000
          Re: What is your opinion about init_malloc? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-03-14 18:04 +0100
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