---
 doc/developer.texi |    4 ++++
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/developer.texi b/doc/developer.texi
index 2e25f5f..d36f53f 100644
--- a/doc/developer.texi
+++ b/doc/developer.texi
@@ -488,6 +488,10 @@ send a reminder by email. Your patch should eventually be 
dealt with.
 @item
     Lines with similar content should be aligned vertically when doing so
     improves readability.
+@item
+    Make sure you check the return values of function and return appropriate
+    error codes. Especially memory allocation functions like @code{malloc()}
+    are notoriously left unchecked, which is a serious problem.
 @end enumerate
 
 @section Patch review process
-- 
1.7.2.5

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