Re: SetVariable

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Gaetano Mendola <mendola(at)bigfoot(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: SetVariable
Date: 2003-08-30 13:58:56
Message-ID: 200308301358.h7UDwu427952@candle.pha.pa.us
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Gaetano Mendola wrote:
> "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> > I see other strdup() calls that don't check on a return. Should we deal
> > with those too?
>
> Well strdup obtain the memory for the new string using a malloc
> and normally is a good habit check the return value of a malloc.

Right. My point is that we have lots of other strdup's in the code.
Should we fix those too? Seems we should be consistent.

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