- Buffer buffer("", false);
- buffer.setUnnamed(true);
- buffer.paragraphs() = paragraphs;
- buffer.params().setDocumentClass(docclass);
+ // This needs to be static to avoid a memory leak. When a Buffer is
+ // constructed, it constructs a BufferParams, which in turn constructs
+ // a DocumentClass, via new, that is never deleted. If we were to go to
+ // some kind of garbage collection there, or a shared_ptr, then this
+ // would not be needed.
+ static Buffer * buffer = theBufferList().newBuffer(
+ FileName::tempName().absFilename() + "_clipboard.internal");
+ buffer->setUnnamed(true);
+ buffer->paragraphs() = paragraphs;
+ buffer->inset().setBuffer(*buffer);
+ buffer->params().setDocumentClass(docclass);