From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2001-12-17T20:24:30+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:28752] Re: Constant loss of memory with Kernel::load in a loop

>>>>> "J" == Jens Nissen <frodo.hobbit@gmx.net> writes:

J> - in small amounts but constantly, after 2 days around 200 MB.

 Can you try this patch, it's against ruby-1.6.5 to see if it give better
 result 

pigeon% diff -u parse.y.old parse.y
--- parse.y.old Mon Dec 17 12:15:40 2001
+++ parse.y     Mon Dec 17 12:18:52 2001
@@ -2048,12 +2048,14 @@
     VALUE file;
     int start;
 {
+    char *tmp = ALLOCA_N(char, strlen(f) + 1);
     lex_gets = rb_io_gets;
     lex_input = file;
     lex_pbeg = lex_p = lex_pend = 0;
     ruby_sourceline = start - 1;
 
-    return yycompile(strdup(f), start);
+    strcpy(tmp, f);
+    return yycompile(tmp, start);
 }
 
 static inline int
pigeon% 



Guy Decoux