# define ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN __attribute__ ((__noreturn__))
# endif
-
-/* If this pointer is non-zero, run the specified function upon each
- allocation failure. It is initialized to zero. */
-extern void (*xalloc_fail_func) (void);
-
-/* If XALLOC_FAIL_FUNC is undefined or a function that returns, this
- message is output. It is translated via gettext.
- Its value is "memory exhausted". */
-extern char const xalloc_msg_memory_exhausted[];
-
-/* This function is always triggered when memory is exhausted. It is
- in charge of honoring the two previous items. It exits with status
- exit_failure (defined in exitfail.h). This is the
+/* This function is always triggered when memory is exhausted.
+ It must be defined by the application, either explicitly
+ or by using gnulib's xalloc-die module. This is the
function to call when one wants the program to die because of a
memory allocation failure. */
extern void xalloc_die (void) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;