Fix memory leak in uv_exepath() on OSX.

joyent · Feb 24, 2012 · f6c8e78 · f6c8e78 · bnoordhuis · Apr 5, 2012
1 parent fbc2154
commit f6c8e78
Showing 1 changed file with 1 addition and 4 deletions.
diff --git a/src/unix/darwin.c b/src/unix/darwin.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ uint64_t uv_hrtime() {
 int uv_exepath(char* buffer, size_t* size) {
   uint32_t usize;
   int result;
-  char* path;
   char* fullpath;
 
   if (!buffer || !size) {
@@ -84,11 +83,9 @@ int uv_exepath(char* buffer, size_t* size) {
   result = _NSGetExecutablePath(buffer, &usize);
   if (result) return result;
 
-  path = (char*)malloc(2 * PATH_MAX);
-  fullpath = realpath(buffer, path);
+  fullpath = realpath(buffer, NULL);
 
   if (fullpath == NULL) {
-    free(path);
     return -1;
   }