gsasl_free(3)

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version 2.2.4 · 6 versions
, in arch rolling, ubuntu stonking

💖 gsasl_free — bestie, we're freeing the memory 💖

okay so this is gsasl_free(3), a page from the gsasl manual. yes it's short. no it's not boring. it is, in fact, iconic, and here's why 👑

✨ NAME ✨

gsasl_free — it's an API function, periodt 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <gsasl.h>

void gsasl_free(void * ptr);

literally that's the whole vibe. look at her. so simple. so powerful. 🦋

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • void * ptr — a memory pointer 🎀 like, the pointer you wanna hand over. the one that's holding your lil allocated bytes.

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so what does she do? she invokes free( ptr ) to de-allocate that memory pointer. that's it. that's the whole job, and she does it flawlessly ✨

typically you're gonna use this on strings that were allocated by other libgsasl functions — so like, if libgsasl handed you a string, you hand it back here when you're done. give it back. let it go. main character energy fr fr 🫶

now here's where it gets lowkey important: this is useful on Windows 👀 where libgsasl is linked to one CRT and the application is linked to another CRT. and when that happens, malloc/free will not use the same heap. 😭 two different heaps, two different worlds, they simply do not know each other.

this specific situation happens if you build libgsasl using mingw32 and the application with Visual Studio. no cap. so like, don't just call raw free() yourself there — call gsasl_free and let her handle the cross-CRT diva drama 💅

✨ SINCE ✨

0.2.19 🌸 she's been here since 0.2.19, an OG.

✨ REPORTING BUGS ✨

found a bug? don't suffer in silence bestie 😭 report it to <bug-gsasl@gnu.org>.

general guidelines for reporting bugs live at: https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

and the GNU SASL home page is right here: https://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/ 🌈

Copyright © 2002-2026 Simon Josefsson. 👑

Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. 🎀 (yes, that means you can share it. sharing is caring.)

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the full documentation for gsasl is maintained as a Texinfo manual 📚 if the info and gsasl programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info gsasl

should give you access to the complete manual. it's giving "everything you ever wanted to know" ✨

as an alternative you may obtain the manual from:

https://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/gsasl/manual/
fr fr: gsasl_free is not here to be complicated. she's here to make sure your memory gets freed by the right heap. use her on strings libgsasl gave you, especially on Windows. and then go live your life 💜

okay that's the page!! this was gsasl_free(3), version 2.2.4 of gsasl, and that's the whole thing — bye bestie, go free some pointers responsibly 🦋💖✨

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