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+/* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
+#include "common.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * Initialise a gamma ramp in the proper way that allows all adjustment
+ * methods to read from and write to it without causing segmentation violation
+ * 
+ * The input must have `red_size`, `green_size`, and `blue_size` set to the
+ * sizes of the gamma ramps that should be allocated
+ * 
+ * @param   this  The gamma ramps
+ * @return        Zero on success, -1 on allocation error, `errno` will be set accordingly
+ */
+int
+libgamma_gamma_ramps8_initialise(libgamma_gamma_ramps8_t *restrict this)
+{
+	size_t n = this->red_size + this->green_size + this->blue_size;
+	this->red   = malloc(n * sizeof(uint8_t));
+	this->green = &this->  red[this->  red_size];
+	this->blue  = &this->green[this->green_size];
+	return this->red ? 0 : -1;
+}