-for. This is how the library behaves by default.
-
-@vindex xalloc_fail_func
-However, we realize that some applications may not want to have the
-GSS library abort execution in any situation. The GSS library supports
-a hook to let the application regain control and perform its own
-cleanups when an out of memory situation has occurred. The application
-can define a function (having a @code{void} prototype, i.e., no return
-value and no parameters) and set the library variable
-@code{xalloc_fail_func} to that function. The variable should be
+for. This is how the library behaves by default (using
+the @samp{xalloc-die} module).
+
+@vindex xalloc_die
+However, we realize that some applications may not want to abort
+execution in any situation. Gnulib supports a hook to let the
+application regain control and perform its own cleanups when an out of
+memory situation has occurred. The application can define a function
+(having a @code{void} prototype, i.e., no return value and no
+parameters) and set the library variable
+@code{xalloc_die} to that function. The variable should be