# HG changeset patch
# User John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
# Date 1323255982 18000
# Node ID 92e45016eb48e4b5a8fe9890a942713739340407
# Parent  1555c5a177c9ff53417d5b8dd846793c4472e6cb
use static storage for octave_fields nil rep instead of allocating it with new

* oct-map.h (octave_fields::nil_rep): Use static object for nil rep
instead of allocating it with new.

diff --git a/src/oct-map.h b/src/oct-map.h
--- a/src/oct-map.h
+++ b/src/oct-map.h
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 
   static fields_rep *nil_rep (void)
     {
-      static fields_rep *nr = new fields_rep ();
-      return nr;
+      static fields_rep nr;
+      return &nr;
     }
 
 public: