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[PATCH 1/2] hostname: fix a memory leak with -Dlint

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Kamil Dudka <kdudka <at> redhat.com>
Cc: 47384 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#47384: [PATCH 1/2] hostname: fix a memory leak with -Dlint
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 08:56:15 -0700

On 3/25/21 3:57 AM, Kamil Dudka wrote:

> +#ifdef lint
> +      free(hostname);
> +#endif

Let's not do this one. The program is about to exit so there's no need 
to free, and any static-checking tool that complains about a missing 
'free' here is issuing a false alarm. On this particular issue it's 
better to fix the tools than to clutter upb source code to pacify them.

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