Re: Feature Request: Implement glibc reallocarray() function

[Bruno Haible]

Hi Darshit,

> Glibc 2.26 introduced the reallocarray() function which acts as a safe 
> realloc counterpart to calloc(). ... If others here agree, I'd like to see 
> this 
> function within in gnulib.

Yes, a portable replacement of this function belongs in gnulib.
It falls both in the categories "Enhancements of ISO C or POSIX functions" and
"Portable general use facilities" of the gnulib scope [1].

> If someone will willing to help me out / give me pointers on what would 
> be required to implement this within gnulib, I will happily port the 
> code from glibc to gnulib and submit a completed patch.

Nice! Thanks. You can start out by looking at the implementation of module 
'strsep'
or by reading the chapter "Writing modules" [2].

Bruno

[1] 
https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node/Various-Kinds-of-Modules.html
[2] https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node/Writing-modules.html