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+/* calloc() function that is glibc compatible.
+ This wrapper function is required at least on Tru64 UNIX 5.1.
+ Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. */
+
+/* written by Jim Meyering */
+
+#include <config.h>
+#undef calloc
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+/* Allocate and zero-fill an NxS-byte block of memory from the heap.
+ If N or S is zero, allocate and zero-fill a 1-byte block. */
+
+void *
+rpl_calloc (size_t n, size_t s)
+{
+ size_t bytes;
+
+ if (n == 0 || s == 0)
+ return calloc (1, 1);
+
+ /* Defend against buggy calloc implementations that mishandle
+ size_t overflow. */
+ bytes = n * s;
+ if (bytes / s != n)
+ return NULL;
+
+ return calloc (n, s);
+}