Re: [PATCH] convert_var_to_array: handle non-scalar source var

Chet Ramey <[email protected]> Thu, 4 Jun 2026 14:14:30 -0400

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On 6/3/26 7:17 PM, Grisha Levit wrote:
> convert_var_to_{array,assoc} can get called with a non-scalar VAR
> argument, in which case the old variable's hash pointer is assigned to
> element 0 of the new array, and its storage never gets freed properly.

Thanks for the report and patch.

Chet

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