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/* Copyright (c) 1979 Regents of the University of California */

static char sccsid[] = "@(#)NEW.c 1.1 10/29/80";

#include "h00vars.h"
#include "h01errs.h"

NEW(var, size)
       char    **var;  /* pointer to item being deallocated */
       int     size;   /* sizeof struct pointed to by var */
{
       extern  char *malloc();
       char    *memblk;

       memblk = malloc(size);
       if (memblk == 0) {
               ERROR(EOUTOFMEM,0);
               return;
       }
       *var = memblk;
       if (memblk < _minptr)
               _minptr = memblk;
       if (memblk + size > _maxptr)
               _maxptr = memblk + size;
}