On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 11:05:38AM -0800, Rob Bloodgood wrote:
> > On Sun, Dec 30, 2001 at 12:10:32PM +0100, Bart Lateur wrote:
> > > On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:45:08 -0500, Hardy Merrill wrote:
> > >
> > > > $dbh->{RaiseError} = 1;
> > >
> > > Just a sidenote: you can use "local" here (even if $dbh is a lexical).
> > >
> > > local $dbh->{RaiseError} = 1;
> > >
> > > This will restore the old value of this property when the current block
> > > is exited.
> >
> > Though sadly will leak memory in many versions of perl. So use it anywhere
> > except long-lived memory-leak sensitive applications.
>
> Will it leak if $dbh is a lexical, or in general?
It's applying local to an element of a tied hash (or array, probably) that leaks.
Google is your friend:
http://www.google.com/search?q=leak+tie+local+perl
Tim.
