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From: chet@odin.INS.CWRU.Edu (Chet Ramey)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Fix for memory leak problem with bash-1.14.6
Date: 31 Jul 1996 18:19:31 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University
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A number of people have reported a memory leak problem with bash-1.14.6.
Since it seems serious, I've decided to post this patch. It has been
reported to fix the problem.
*** subst.c~ Fri Nov 17 16:50:37 1995
--- subst.c Mon Jul 29 11:14:25 1996
***************
*** 953,956 ****
--- 953,957 ----
*p = '\0';
strcpy (string, nstr);
+ free (nstr);
}
--
``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer
Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University Internet: chet@po.CWRU.Edu