2-d array fabric

gistfile1.c

LIFE **alloc_mass_2d(int ncolumns, int nrows, LIFE init_val)
{
    LIFE **array = (LIFE **) malloc(nrows * sizeof(LIFE *));
    if (array == NULL)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "out of memory\n");
        return NULL;
    }
    for (int y = 0; y < nrows; y ++)
    {
        array[y] = (LIFE *) malloc(ncolumns * sizeof(LIFE));
        if (array[y] == NULL)
        {
            fprintf(stderr, "out of memory\n");
            return NULL;
        }
        for (int x = 0; x < ncolumns; x ++)
        {
            array[y][x] = init_val;
        }
    }
    return array;
}