- if (VALUE_LAZY (var->value))
- value_fetch_lazy (var->value);
- release_value (var->value);
+ if (VALUE_LAZY (newval))
+ value_fetch_lazy (newval);
+
+ /* Begin code which must not call error(). If var->value points to
+ something free'd, an error() obviously leaves a dangling pointer.
+ But we also get a danling pointer if var->value points to
+ something in the value chain (i.e., before release_value is
+ called), because after the error free_all_values will get called before
+ long. */
+ free ((PTR)var->value);
+ var->value = newval;
+ release_value (newval);
+ /* End code which must not call error(). */