Makes error detection and handling easier for a common operation.
Signed-off-by: Andrew Gregory
---
lib/libalpm/alpm_list.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
lib/libalpm/alpm_list.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 21 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.c b/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.c
index 36b01c71..0f1b819c 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.c
@@ -132,6 +132,26 @@ alpm_list_t SYMEXPORT *alpm_list_append(alpm_list_t **list, void *data)
}
/**
+ * @brief Duplicate and append a string to a list.
+ *
+ * @param list the list to append to
+ * @param data the string to duplicate and append
+ *
+ * @return the newly added item
+ */
+alpm_list_t SYMEXPORT *alpm_list_append_strdup(alpm_list_t **list, const char *data)
+{
+ alpm_list_t *ret;
+ char *dup;
+ if((dup = strdup(data)) && (ret = alpm_list_append(list, dup))) {
+ return ret;
+ } else {
+ free(dup);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+}
+
+/**
* @brief Add items to a list in sorted order.
*
* @param list the list to add to
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.h
index d7306cc5..1cb237d0 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm_list.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ void alpm_list_free_inner(alpm_list_t *list, alpm_list_fn_free fn);
/* item mutators */
alpm_list_t *alpm_list_add(alpm_list_t *list, void *data);
alpm_list_t *alpm_list_append(alpm_list_t **list, void *data);
+alpm_list_t *alpm_list_append_strdup(alpm_list_t **list, const char *data);
alpm_list_t *alpm_list_add_sorted(alpm_list_t *list, void *data, alpm_list_fn_cmp fn);
alpm_list_t *alpm_list_join(alpm_list_t *first, alpm_list_t *second);
alpm_list_t *alpm_list_mmerge(alpm_list_t *left, alpm_list_t *right, alpm_list_fn_cmp fn);
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2.11.1