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Re: uninitialized memory using a variable name of 31 or more characters

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From: Peter Stephenson <Peter.Stephenson@xxxxxxx>
To: VAN VLIERBERGHE Stef <stef.van-vlierberghe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <zsh-workers@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: uninitialized memory using a variable name of 31 or more characters
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 09:42:49 +0000
Cc: "Godts, Jeroen" <godts@xxxxxx>, Bart van den Heuvel <bvandenh@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Genot, Harry" <harry.genot@xxxxxx>, WAROQUIERS Philippe <philippe.waroquiers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, LORANG Geert <geert.lorang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Mon, 5 Dec 2011 21:17:36 +0100
VAN VLIERBERGHE Stef <stef.van-vlierberghe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I already asked Bart if RedHat would be willing to put in the valgrind
> instrumentation needed to catch errors like these systematically, and
> he was wondering if you would agree to such a change. I believe it
> would be a good idea, but I understand it would be silly for RedHat to
> spend the effort if you would not accept it.

That would be fine, with suitable #ifdef's.  I run it under valgrind
myself occasionally.

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References:
- zsh-4.2.6-5.el5 rhel5.5 accesses uninitialized memory in an assignment statement using a variable name of 31 or more characters.
  - From: VAN VLIERBERGHE Stef
- Re: uninitialized memory using a variable name of 31 or more characters
  - From: Bart Schaefer
- RE: uninitialized memory using a variable name of 31 or more characters
  - From: VAN VLIERBERGHE Stef

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