Jeff Hostetler <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
>> index 4276297595..8141f77189 100644
>> --- a/compat/mingw.c
>> +++ b/compat/mingw.c
>> @@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ int mingw_kill(pid_t pid, int sig)
>> */
>> char *mingw_getenv(const char *name)
>> {
>> -#define GETENV_MAX_RETAIN 30
>> +#define GETENV_MAX_RETAIN 64
>> static char *values[GETENV_MAX_RETAIN];
>> static int value_counter;
>> int len_key, len_value;
>>
>
> Why not use a mem_pool for this? We have that code isolated
> and re-usable now. Have mingw_getenv() copy the string into
> the pool always return the pointer from within the pool. The
> pool automatically handles allocating new blocks as necessary.
> And (if we care) we can bulk free the pool before existing.
Probably a good idea in the longer term. The patch as posted would
do for the upcoming release, though.
Thanks, both.
