patch 8.1.1414: alloc() returning "char_u *" causes a lot of type casts
Problem: Alloc() returning "char_u *" causes a lot of type casts.
Solution: Have it return "void *". (Mike Williams) Define ALLOC_ONE() to
check the simple allocations.
diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index 489edc3..26a3e3a 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@
(void)delete_first_msg();
/* allocate an entry and add the message at the end of the history */
- p = (struct msg_hist *)alloc(sizeof(struct msg_hist));
+ p = ALLOC_ONE(struct msg_hist);
if (p != NULL)
{
if (len < 0)
@@ -2360,7 +2360,7 @@
if (s > *sb_str)
{
- mp = (msgchunk_T *)alloc(sizeof(msgchunk_T) + (s - *sb_str));
+ mp = alloc(sizeof(msgchunk_T) + (s - *sb_str));
if (mp != NULL)
{
mp->sb_eol = finish;