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{
allocbuf.pas
Stealth Bomber Version 2.2
Kevin Dean
Fairview Mall P.O. Box 55074
1800 Sheppard Avenue East
Willowdale, Ontario
CANADA M2J 5B9
CompuServe ID: 76336,3114
February 10, 1992
This module allocates a simple memory buffer whose size depends on the
amount of memory available. The size of the buffer is halved each time the
allocation fails until memory is successfully allocated or the size goes below
the minimum size requested.
This code is public domain.
}
unit AllocBuf;
interface
function BufAlloc(var Size : word; MinSize : word) : pointer;
implementation
{***}
{ Allocate a buffer of flexible size. }
function BufAlloc(var Size : word; MinSize : word) : pointer;
var
Buffer : pointer;
BufSize : word;
begin
{ Allocate as big a buffer as possible (at least MinSize). }
BufSize := Size;
repeat
GetMem(Buffer, BufSize);
if Buffer = nil then
BufSize := BufSize div 2;
until (Buffer <> nil) or (BufSize < MinSize);
{ Save buffer size. }
Size := BufSize;
BufAlloc := Buffer;
end;
end.