1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/kernel/gc.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/kernel/gc.hpp
index ca01fdf95f..77a879629a 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/kernel/gc.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/kernel/gc.hpp
@@ -112,7 +112,17 @@ private:
 };
 
 /**
- * Return APR pool used by a gc_pool.
+ * Make a new APR pool.
+ */
+apr_pool_t* mkpool() {
+    apr_pool_t* p = NULL;
+    apr_pool_create(&p, NULL);
+    assert(p != NULL);
+    return p;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return the APR pool used by a gc_pool.
  */
 apr_pool_t* pool(const gc_pool& pool) {
     return pool.apr_pool;