anton.kolesov added inline comments.

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Comment at: lldb/tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdData.cpp:419
+      // Get a full path to the file.
+      std::unique_ptr<char[]> pPathBuffer(new char[PATH_MAX]);
+      lineEntry.GetFileSpec().GetPath(pPathBuffer.get(), PATH_MAX);
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clayborg wrote:
> anton.kolesov wrote:
> > clayborg wrote:
> > > Confused as to why we are calling malloc and free here for pPathBuffer? 
> > > Why not just:
> > > ```
> > > char pPathBuffer[PATH_MAX];
> > > ```
> > I don't have a strong opinion on this, so to maintain consistency in the 
> > code I'm trying to use what other code in lldb-mi uses in similar 
> > situations - which is either unique_ptr or static local variable, but I 
> > presume it was decided that second approach is not good. FWIW, If I were to 
> > write code without regard of what is being done in the same project, then I 
> > would never ever had a variable named "miValueConst5".
> I would just use a local variable on the stack as I suggested. static 
> variables are not correct and should never be used in cases like this, so if 
> you see other errors, might be a good idea to submit a patch and improve 
> lldb-mi. I am all for consistency where it makes sense, but I am also for 
> fixing issues when we see them. 
But what is wrong with the approach of using std::unique_ptr<char[]> local 
variable?


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