memory(3)
NAME
_TIFFmalloc, _TIFFrealloc, _TIFFfree, _TIFFmemset,
_TIFFmemcpy, _TIFFmemcmp, - memory management-related
functions for use with TIFF files
SYNOPSIS
#include <tiffio.h> tdata_t _TIFFmalloc(tsize_t); tdata_t _TIFFrealloc(tdata_t, tsize_t); void _TIFFfree(tdata_t); void _TIFFmemset(tdata_t, int, tsize_t); void _TIFFmemcpy(tdata_t, const tdata_t, tsize_t); int _TIFFmemcmp(const tdata_t, const tdata_t, tsize_t);
DESCRIPTION
These routines are provided for writing portable software
that uses libtiff; they hide any memory-management related
issues, such as dealing with segmented architectures found
on 16-bit machines.
_TIFFmalloc and _TIFFrealloc are used to dynamically allo
cate and reallocate memory used by libtiff; such as memory
passed into the I/O routines. Memory allocated through
these interfaces is released back to the system using the
_TIFFfree routine.
Memory allocated through one of the above interfaces can
be set to a known value using _TIFFmemset, copied to
another memory location using _TIFFmemcpy, or compared for
equality using _TIFFmemcmp. These routines conform to the
equivalent ANSI C routines: memset, memcpy, and memcmp,
repsectively.
DIAGNOSTICS
None.