3 files changed, 18 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/drw.c b/drw.c
index 6aeb59d..a98083e 100644
--- a/drw.c
+++ b/drw.c
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ drw_create(Display *dpy, int screen, Window root, unsigned int w, unsigned int h
 {
         Drw *drw;
 
-        if (!(drw = calloc(1, sizeof(Drw))))
-                return NULL;
+        drw = ecalloc(1, sizeof(Drw));
         drw->dpy = dpy;
         drw->screen = screen;
         drw->root = root;
@@ -189,16 +188,13 @@ Clr *
 drw_clr_create(Drw *drw, const char *clrname)
 {
         Clr *clr;
-        Colormap cmap;
-        Visual *vis;
-
         if (!drw)
                 return NULL;
-        if (!(clr = calloc(1, sizeof(Clr))))
-                return NULL;
-        cmap = DefaultColormap(drw->dpy, drw->screen);
-        vis = DefaultVisual(drw->dpy, drw->screen);
-        if (!XftColorAllocName(drw->dpy, vis, cmap, clrname, &clr->rgb))
+
+        clr = ecalloc(1, sizeof(Clr));
+        if (!XftColorAllocName(drw->dpy, DefaultVisual(drw->dpy, drw->screen),
+                               DefaultColormap(drw->dpy, drw->screen),
+                               clrname, &clr->rgb))
                 die("error, cannot allocate color '%s'\n", clrname);
         clr->pix = clr->rgb.pixel;
 
@@ -409,8 +405,7 @@ drw_cur_create(Drw *drw, int shape)
 
         if (!drw)
                 return NULL;
-        if (!(cur = calloc(1, sizeof(Cur))))
-                return NULL;
+        cur = ecalloc(1, sizeof(Cur));
         cur->cursor = XCreateFontCursor(drw->dpy, shape);
 
         return cur;
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 9b27512..6b703e9 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
 
 #include "util.h"
 
+void *
+ecalloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
+{
+        void *p;
+
+        if (!(p = calloc(nmemb, size)))
+                perror(NULL);
+        return p;
+}
+
 void
 die(const char *fmt, ...) {
         va_list ap;
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index f7ce721..cded043 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 #define BETWEEN(X, A, B)        ((A) <= (X) && (X) <= (B))
 
 void die(const char *errstr, ...);
+void *ecalloc(size_t, size_t);