* HACKING: Add to section "Programming Tips" g_free tip.

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Andrew V. Samoilov 2004-09-03 21:39:32 +00:00
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2004-09-04 Pavel S. Shirshov <pavelsh@mail.ru>
* HACKING: Add to section "Programming Tips" g_free tip.
2004-09-02 Roland Illig <roland.illig@gmx.de>
* HACKING: Added a section "Programming Tips" which lists mistakes

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@ -296,3 +296,9 @@ size_t: This data type is suitable for expressing sizes of memory or the
strncpy: Don't use this function in newly created code. It is slow, insecure
and hard to use. A much better alternative is g_strlcpy (see there).
g_free: g_free handles NULL argument too, no need for the comparison.
Bad way:
if (old_dir) g_free (old_dir);
Right way:
g_free (old_dir);