1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/m_misc.c b/src/m_misc.c
index 8fa526dc..2e363412 100644
--- a/src/m_misc.c
+++ b/src/m_misc.c
@@ -285,6 +285,26 @@ char *M_StrCaseStr(char *haystack, char *needle)
 }
 
 //
+// Safe version of strdup() that checks the string was successfully
+// allocated.
+//
+
+char *M_StringDuplicate(const char *orig)
+{
+    char *result;
+
+    result = strdup(orig);
+
+    if (result == NULL)
+    {
+        I_Error("Failed to duplicate string (length %i)\n",
+                strlen(orig));
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+//
 // String replace function.
 //