[Bug c++/33715] Suggest -Wmemleak warning for C++

[redi at gcc dot gnu.org]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33715

--- Comment #3 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-04-18 16:53:37 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> I would like to have a warning in C++ that warns about local variables assigned
> via operator new or operator new[], but then are not freed in an exception
> handling clause in case of an exception.

Simple solution: don't do that. Ever.

Then you don't need a compiler warning.

If you insist on writing such code the cppcheck tool can issue the sort of
warning you want (but it gives lots of false positives too).