[geos-devel] [ANN] Bug #86 - Possible memory leaks caused by LineString constructor

[Mateusz Łoskot]

strk at refractions.net wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 07:27:14PM +0200, Mateusz Å?oskot wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've just reported new bug, quite serious because it potentially causes
>> memory leaks when incomplete linesting is created.
>> So, I (re)report it here because it may need some discussion.
>>
>> Here is the story:
>>
>> http://postgis.refractions.net/bugs/bug.php?op=show&bugid=86&pos=3
> 
> I think there are more then one such cases.
> The rationale for avoiding deletion is that caller might
> want to add an additional point and try construction again.
> Anyway, it's probably cleaner to always take full ownership
> of the passed argument and destroy it when unable to
> construct. So I'd proceed with your suggested solution.

I reopened this bug. As explained in the bug description, the problem is
not solved using this small fix. So, it applies to Bug #86  and Bug #89.

See the thread titled as "Exception-safety".

Cheers
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Mateusz Łoskot
http://mateusz.loskot.net