/*************************************************************************
utility.c

Author: Gianfranco Ciardo
 
Updates:
15 April 1997 (released)
*************************************************************************/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "port.h"
#include "utility.h"

int		GetAnswer(void)
{
   int	ch;
   for (;;) {
      ch = getchar();
      if (ch == 'y' || ch == 'Y')
         return(1);
      if (ch == 'n' || ch == 'N')
         return(0);
   }
} /* getanswer */


char	*NewMem(unsigned int size)
{
   char	*pt;
   int	i;
   if (size == 0){
      return(NULL);
   }
   if ((pt = malloc(size)) == NULL) {
      fprintf(stderr,"not enough memory");
      exit(1);
   }
   for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
      pt[i] = '\0';
   return(pt);
} /* NewMem */