2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/util/util.c b/src/util/util.c
index 00561b7..4f79870 100644
--- a/src/util/util.c
+++ b/src/util/util.c
@@ -62,3 +62,14 @@ size_t kai_text_to_longs(long *dest, const char *str, size_t count)
 
 	return result;
 }
+
+
+void *kai_alloc(size_t size, const char *purpose)
+{
+	void *buf = malloc(size);
+	if (buf == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "[kalmia] ERROR: failed to allocated %ul-byte buffer for %s\n", size, purpose);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return buf;
+}
diff --git a/src/util/util.h b/src/util/util.h
index 0b6bc15..d5fa636 100644
--- a/src/util/util.h
+++ b/src/util/util.h
@@ -34,4 +34,7 @@ size_t kai_text_to_reals(ka_real_t *dest, const char *str, size_t count);
 
 size_t kai_text_to_longs(long *dest, const char *str, size_t count);
 
+
+void *kai_alloc(size_t size, const char *purpose);
+
 #endif