Re: [PATCH] Porting filmgimp-0.1-1.0.4 to GNU/Hurd

[PUYDT Julien <julien.puydt@club-internet.fr>]

Le dim 25/08/2002 à 10:43, Niels Möller a écrit :

> One also needs to free the string somewhere (unless gimp uses
> automatic gc?). Sometimes it's more convenient to use alloca + sprintf
> than asprintf.

The original variable was a static char [MAXPATHLEN]; I use a
dynamically allocated string, of just the needed size. I didn't find
useful to add free() calls, but it's certainly possible.

Should I consider finding where the function is called to free() the
memory after use, and providing a patch?

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