(quote_n, quote): Remove these redundant functions.

(ptr_align): New function, from coreutils/src/system.h.
(page_aligned_alloc): New function.

src/misc.c

@@ -916,18 +916,29 @@ xpipe (int fd[2])
     call_arg_fatal ("pipe", _("interprocess channel"));
 }
 
-/* Return an unambiguous printable representation, allocated in slot N,
-   for NAME, suitable for diagnostics.  */
-char const *
-quote_n (int n, char const *name)
+/* Return PTR, aligned upward to the next multiple of ALIGNMENT.
+   ALIGNMENT must be nonzero.  The caller must arrange for ((char *)
+   PTR) through ((char *) PTR + ALIGNMENT - 1) to be addressable
+   locations.  */
+
+static inline void *
+ptr_align (void *ptr, size_t alignment)
 {
-  return quotearg_n_style (n, locale_quoting_style, name);
+  char *p0 = ptr;
+  char *p1 = p0 + alignment - 1;
+  return p1 - (size_t) p1 % alignment;
 }
 
-/* Return an unambiguous printable representation of NAME, suitable
-   for diagnostics.  */
-char const *
-quote (char const *name)
+/* Return the address of a page-aligned buffer of at least SIZE bytes.
+   The caller should free *PTR when done with the buffer.  */
+
+void *
+page_aligned_alloc (void **ptr, size_t size)
 {
-  return quote_n (0, name);
+  size_t alignment = getpagesize ();
+  size_t size1 = size + alignment;
+  if (size1 < size)
+    xalloc_die ();
+  *ptr = xmalloc (size1);
+  return ptr_align (*ptr, alignment);
 }