/*
 *
 * Copyright (c) 1994
 * Hewlett-Packard Company
 *
 */


#ifndef PAP_AUXBUFFER_H
#define PAP_AUXBUFFER_H

#include <stddef.h>

template <class T>
struct PAP_auxBuffer
{
    size_t len;
    T* ptr;
    PAP_auxBuffer(size_t);
    ~PAP_auxBuffer() { delete [] ptr; }
};

template <class T>
PAP_auxBuffer<T>::PAP_auxBuffer(size_t n) : ptr(0), len(n)
{
    while (len) {
	ptr = new T[len];
	if (ptr) break;
//	cout << " more virtual memory space\n";
	len >>= 1;
    }
}

struct PAP_auxBuffer<void>
{
    size_t len;
    void* ptr;
    PAP_auxBuffer(size_t);
    ~PAP_auxBuffer() { ::delete ptr; }
};

PAP_auxBuffer<void>::PAP_auxBuffer(size_t n) : ptr(0), len(n)
{
    while (len) {
	ptr = ::operator new (len);
	if (ptr) break;
	len >>= 1;
    }
}

#endif