GNU bug report logs - #9830
23.3.50; y-or-n-p-with-timeout with GUI leaks memory

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Reported by: YAMAMOTO Mitsuharu <mituharu <at> math.s.chiba-u.ac.jp>

Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:38:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 23.3.50

Done: YAMAMOTO Mitsuharu <mituharu <at> math.s.chiba-u.ac.jp>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: YAMAMOTO Mitsuharu <mituharu <at> math.s.chiba-u.ac.jp>
To: 9830-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9830: 23.3.50; y-or-n-p-with-timeout with GUI leaks memory
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:21:14 +0900

>>>>> On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:41:40 +0100, Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se> said:

>> The patch below uses record_unwind_protect as usual for avoiding
>> this memory leak.  I think xmenu_show has the same problem.  I'm
>> not sure about the W32 case.
>> 

> You are correct.  Can you install the patch?

Done.

> As for xmenu_show, is there a case where a menu can be interrupted
> like this?

Yes.  For example,

  (with-timeout (3 'default)
    (x-popup-menu t '("Title" ("foo" "nonselectable"))))

Actually, y-or-n-p-with-timeout is implemented using with-timeout.

				     YAMAMOTO Mitsuharu
				mituharu <at> math.s.chiba-u.ac.jp
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