Fix Memory Leak

re: PR Unidata#2584 re: PR Unidata#2596 Repaired a memory leak in *netcdf-c/ncdump/utils.c*. I think introduced by PR 2584. ## Misc. Other Changes * Fixed references to *netcdf-c/docs/byterange.dox* -> *netcdf-c/docs/byterange.md* (PR 2596).
DennisHeimbigner · Jan 26, 2023 · 158c790 · 158c790
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diff --git a/dap4_test/Makefile.am b/dap4_test/Makefile.am
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ pingurl4_SOURCES = pingurl4.c
 if ENABLE_DAP_REMOTE_TESTS
 if BUILD_UTILITIES
   # relies on ncdump
-  TESTS += test_hyrax.sh test_thredds.sh
+  TESTS += test_hyrax.sh
+#  TESTS += test_thredds.sh
 if AX_IGNORE
   TESTS += test_remote.sh
 endif

diff --git a/docs/CMakeLists.txt b/docs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ obsolete/fan_utils.html bestpractices.md filters.md indexing.md
 inmemory.md DAP2.dox FAQ.md
 known_problems.md
 COPYRIGHT.dox user_defined_formats.md DAP4.md DAP4.dox
-testserver.dox byterange.dox filters.md nczarr.md auth.md quantize.md)
+testserver.dox byterange.md filters.md nczarr.md auth.md quantize.md)
 
 ADD_EXTRA_DIST("${CUR_EXTRA_DIST}")
diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ windows-binaries.md dispatch.md building-with-cmake.md CMakeLists.txt groups.dox
 notes.md install-fortran.md credits.md auth.md filters.md		\
 obsolete/fan_utils.html indexing.dox inmemory.md FAQ.md			\
 known_problems.md COPYRIGHT.md inmeminternal.dox testserver.dox		\
-byterange.dox nczarr.md quantize.md all-error-codes.md
+byterange.md nczarr.md quantize.md all-error-codes.md
 
 # Turn off parallel builds in this directory.
 .NOTPARALLEL:

diff --git a/libdispatch/dvar.c b/libdispatch/dvar.c
@@ -1303,6 +1303,9 @@ NC_check_nulls(int ncid, int varid, const size_t *start, size_t **count,
    pointer back to this function, when you're done with the data, and
    it will free the string memory.
 
+   WARNING: This does not free the data vector itself, only
+   the strings to which it points.
+
    @param len The number of character arrays in the array.
    @param data The pointer to the data array.
 

diff --git a/ncdump/utils.c b/ncdump/utils.c
@@ -987,7 +987,8 @@ void nc_get_att_single_string(const int ncid, const int varid,
         *str_out = emalloc((att_str_len + 1) * att->tinfo->size);
 	(*str_out)[att_str_len] = '\0';
         strncpy(*str_out, att_strings[0], att_str_len);
-        nc_free_string(att->len, att_strings);
+        nc_free_string(att->len, att_strings); /* Warning: does not free att_strings */
+	free(att_strings);
     } else {
         fprintf(stderr,"nc_get_att_single_string: unknown attribute type: %d\n", att->type);
         fprintf(stderr,"                          must use one of:  NC_CHAR, NC_STRING\n");