On 7/5/16 3:29 PM, remi salard wrote:
> Bash Version: 4.3
> Patch Level: 30
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
> Hello,
>
> I observed a memory leak when a bash array is created as a local
> variable inside a function.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rémi
>
> Repeat-By:
>
> The following code (from
> http://bug-bash.gnu.narkive.com/DaBdE5P0/memory-leak-on-arrays-in-functions)
> shows this
> regression:
>
> #!/bin/bash
> run() { local -a A=(); local -a A=(); }
> while :; do run; done
Thanks for the report. This was reported and fixed a year ago (a different
issue from the one in the link, but with the same reproducer). The fix is
in the devel branch and all prereleases of bash-4.4.
Chet
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