[GHC] #7342: Memory violation bug in System.Posix.Env.putEnv

[GHC]

#7342: Memory violation bug in System.Posix.Env.putEnv
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  Reporter:  SimonHengel                  |          Owner:                
      Type:  bug                          |         Status:  closed        
  Priority:  normal                       |      Milestone:                
 Component:  libraries/unix               |        Version:  7.4.2         
Resolution:  fixed                        |       Keywords:                
        Os:  Linux                        |   Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
   Failure:  Incorrect result at runtime  |     Difficulty:  Unknown       
  Testcase:                               |      Blockedby:                
  Blocking:                               |        Related:                
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Changes (by igloo):

  * status:  patch => closed
  * difficulty:  => Unknown
  * resolution:  => fixed


Comment:

 Thanks for the patch! Applied to 7.6 as
 b95a003b20436863ef2f5fc01e6cd77f5bef94a0.

 Fixed in HEAD by:
 {{{
 commit b6b5fcbfd39a69b914f6af931856ef5af63393fc
 Author: Ian Lynagh <ian at well-typed.com>
 Date:   Sat Dec 1 22:28:50 2012 +0000

     Add newFilePath to System.Posix.Internals

     Needed for #7342
 }}}

 {{{
 commit 76dad7afeaef33576940b64a7b3be91d05434df5
 Author: Ian Lynagh <ian at well-typed.com>
 Date:   Sat Dec 1 22:31:48 2012 +0000

     Fix putenv; trac #7342

     We were freeing the string, but the string becomes part of the
     environment.
 }}}

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