diff --git a/XAlloc.c b/XAlloc.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6eb3d4f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/XAlloc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+
+#include "XAlloc.h"
+#include "RichString.h"
+
+#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#endif
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+/*{
+#include <stdlib.h>
+}*/
+
+static char oomMessage[] = "Out of memory!\n";
+
+void* xMalloc(size_t size) {
+   void* data = malloc(size);
+   if (!data && size > 0) {
+      curs_set(1);
+      endwin();
+      write(2, oomMessage, sizeof oomMessage);
+   }
+   return data;
+}
+
+void* xCalloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size) {
+   void* data = calloc(nmemb, size);
+   if (!data && nmemb > 0 && size > 0) {
+      curs_set(1);
+      endwin();
+      write(2, oomMessage, sizeof oomMessage);
+   }
+   return data;
+}
+
+void* xRealloc(void* ptr, size_t size) {
+   void* data = realloc(ptr, size);
+   if (!data && size > 0) {
+      curs_set(1);
+      endwin();
+      write(2, oomMessage, sizeof oomMessage);
+   }
+   return data;
+}
+
+char* xStrdup(const char* str) {
+   char* data = strdup(str);
+   if (!data && str) {
+      curs_set(1);
+      endwin();
+      write(2, oomMessage, sizeof oomMessage);
+   }
+   return data;
+}
diff --git a/XAlloc.h b/XAlloc.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cc060d9
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+++ b/XAlloc.h
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+/* Do not edit this file. It was automatically generated. */
+
+#ifndef HEADER_XAlloc
+#define HEADER_XAlloc
+
+#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#endif
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+void* xMalloc(size_t size);
+
+void* xCalloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size);
+
+void* xRealloc(void* ptr, size_t size);
+
+char* xStrdup(const char* str);
+
+#endif