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Entering "'s" in the gnuplot buffer triggers a memory leak. #95
Description
Description
Entering 's in the gnuplot repl will trigger a memory leak.
Environment
GNU Emacs 30.1 (build 2, aarch64-apple-darwin24.3.0, NS appkit-2575.40 Version 15.3.1 (Build 24D70)) of 2025-02-27
Package: gnuplot 20250613.1223
Steps to Reproduce
- Run
M-x run-gnuplot - Enter
test'sin the repl prompt.
Expected Result
- Nothing happens.
Actual Result
- Emacs is wedged and an external force quit is required.
Activity
minad commentedon Jun 17, 2025
I can reproduce this. It seems that there is a bug in the Gnuplot context parser as can be seen when running the profiler, see
gnuplot-context--tokenize. I can interrupt the computation however by pressing C-g. Patches and help would be welcome!