Bug#969664: coreutils: IF_LINT is defined to nothing, so free is never called

[Pádraig Brady]

On 06/09/2020 20:31, Davide Prina wrote:

Package: coreutils
Version: 8.30-3+b1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

IF_LINT is defined to nothing, so free is never called.

$ apt source coreutils

This is correct for release builds.
The uncalled free() you're seeing is fine,
as the process is being ended anyway.
Calling the free would just be wasted cycles.
We do call the free() in dev mode to more easily see real leaks.

thanks,
Pádraig