Add reference to MS KB article describing leak in putenv()

Subject: Re: /ext/Time-Piece/t/02core.t
From: Rob May <rob@themayfamily.me.uk>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:32:53 +0100
Message-ID: <54bdc7510904160232m1ae4142dw3566bf27b4fd2818@mail.gmail.com>

diff --git a/win32/win32.c b/win32/win32.c
index 9154613..cef828b 100644 (file)
--- a/win32/win32.c
+++ b/win32/win32.c
@@ -1765,7 +1765,8 @@ win32_putenv(const char *name)
              * Has these advantages over putenv() & co.:
              *  * enables us to store a truly empty value in the
              *    environment (like in UNIX).
-             *  * we don't have to deal with RTL globals, bugs and leaks.
+             *  * we don't have to deal with RTL globals, bugs and leaks
+             *    (specifically, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/235601).
              *  * Much faster.
              * Why you may want to use the RTL environment handling
              * (previously enabled by USE_WIN32_RTL_ENV):