Re: [PATCH] Remove useless "if" tests before free. Deprecate "free" module.

[Jim Meyering]

Simon Josefsson <address@hidden> wrote:
> Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:
>> Here's a proposed patch to remove all redundant "if"-before-free
>> tests in the tests/ directory and in the lib/*.c files not owned
>> by Bruno.  It also deprecates (in comments and documentation) the
>> free module.  Paul ok'd that part.
>>
>> Simon, this affects two files that are yours: lib/gc-gnulib.c and
>> lib/getaddrinfo.c.  Please let me know if this is ok with you.
>> If not, I'll be happy to remove them from the list.
>
> It's fine by me.  I recall having some reason for adding such checks
> (not necessarily in this code) on some platforms, but maybe there are
> obsolete by now.  Anyway, users will definitely report it if there still
> are any platforms with problems in that area.

Thanks.  Applied and pushed.  Along with the getdelim.c change.