[Bro-Dev] #831: Memory leak in print

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Mon Jun 18 11:58:43 PDT 2012


#831: Memory leak in print
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  Reporter:  amannb   |      Owner:
      Type:  Problem  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
 Component:  Bro      |    Version:  git/master
Resolution:           |   Keywords:
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Changes (by robin):

 * priority:  High => Normal
 * milestone:  Bro2.1 =>


Comment:

 Hmmm … That indeed sounds like a bigger problem. The exception is a
 relatively recent addition, before that Bro would just abort with an
 internal error for many runtime errors. So not much we can do right now.

 Regarding smart pointers, yes, in principle, but that's a *big* task, with
 potential to introduce very subtle problems. So while it's on the roadmap,
 I'm actually reluctant to tackle it soon. Also, perhaps this can be taken
 core of by eventually compiling Bro scripts, which will remove lots of the
 relevant code anyway long-term. But that's all something for a longer
 discussion.

 I'm leaving this ticket open, but I'm removing the milestone.

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