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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libos.tex b/Doc/lib/libos.tex index aa57217..70da201 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libos.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libos.tex @@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ platforms), and is equivalent to \code{getenv("HOME")} in C. If the platform supports the \function{putenv()} function, this mapping may be used to modify the environment as well as query the environment. \function{putenv()} will be called automatically when -the mapping is modified. +the mapping is modified. \note{On some platforms, including +FreeBSD and Mac OS X, setting \code{environ} may cause memory leaks. +Refer to the system documentation for putenv.} If \function{putenv()} is not provided, this mapping may be passed to the appropriate process-creation functions to cause child processes to @@ -193,6 +195,10 @@ started with \function{os.system()}, \function{popen()} or \function{fork()} and \function{execv()}. Availability: most flavors of \UNIX, Windows. +\note{On some platforms, including FreeBSD and Mac OS X, +setting \code{environ} may cause memory leaks. +Refer to the system documentation for putenv.} + When \function{putenv()} is supported, assignments to items in \code{os.environ} are automatically translated into corresponding calls to \function{putenv()}; however, |