Invalid memory when passing a const char* which isn't copied

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp, csharp
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Start by checking out the bug-pass-const-char-star-no-copy branch and running its tests. Inspect the test and implementation path for passing a const char* without copying. Done means the invalid-memory behavior is resolved and the branch tests pass.

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Description

bug

To reproduce, run the tests in branch bug-pass-const-char-star-no-copy.

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