Changing the code doesn't change whether or not leaktrace detects any leaks, including putting the subroutine in the innermost loop. How could I do this without %haystack, since if there are actually no memory leaks I think that would probably be much less of a drag on my computer? & simpler is better imho. I'm open to anything that would work. The function no_leaks_ok says there aren't any leaks so I'm with you there but leaktrace -verbose says

leaked REF(0x24810cc) from quarticmod.pl line 42.<BR>
  41:
  42:            $haystack{"$x, $y, $z"} =  [
  43:                poly_roots(
SV = IV(0x24810c8) at 0x24810cc
  REFCNT = 1
  FLAGS = (ROK)
  RV = 0x248101c
    SV = PVAV(0x247e750) at 0x248101c
      REFCNT = 1
      FLAGS = ()
      ARRAY = 0x24fdbe4
      FILL = 2
      MAX = 2
      ARYLEN = 0x0
      FLAGS = (REAL)
        Elt No. 0
        SV = NV(0x1989d9c) at 0x248102c
          REFCNT = 1
          FLAGS = (NOK,pNOK)
          NV = 2.6180339887499
        Elt No. 1
        SV = NV(0x1989f8c) at 0x248103c
          REFCNT = 1
          FLAGS = (NOK,pNOK)
          NV = 1.5
        Elt No. 2
        SV = NV(0x1989f9c) at 0x248104c
          REFCNT = 1
          FLAGS = (NOK,pNOK)
          NV = 0.381966011250106
leaked SCALAR(0x248104c) from quarticmod.pl line 42.
  41:
  42:            $haystack{"$x, $y, $z"} =  [
  43:                poly_roots(
SV = NV(0x1989f9c) at 0x248104c
  REFCNT = 1
  FLAGS = (NOK,pNOK)
  NV = 0.381966011250106
leaked SCALAR(0x248103c) from quarticmod.pl line 42.
  41:
  42:            $haystack{"$x, $y, $z"} =  [
  43:                poly_roots(
SV = NV(0x1989f8c) at 0x248103c
  REFCNT = 1
  FLAGS = (NOK,pNOK)
  NV = 1.5

leaked ARRAY(0x248101c) from quarticmod.pl line 42.
  41:
  42:            $haystack{"$x, $y, $z"} =  [
  43:                poly_roots(
SV = PVAV(0x247e750) at 0x248101c
  REFCNT = 1
  FLAGS = ()
  ARRAY = 0x24fdbe4
  FILL = 2
  MAX = 2
  ARYLEN = 0x0
  FLAGS = (REAL)
    Elt No. 0
    SV = NV(0x1989d9c) at 0x248102c
      REFCNT = 1
      FLAGS = (NOK,pNOK)
      NV = 2.6180339887499
    Elt No. 1
    SV = NV(0x1989f8c) at 0x248103c
      REFCNT = 1
      FLAGS = (NOK,pNOK)
      NV = 1.5
    Elt No. 2
    SV = NV(0x1989f9c) at 0x248104c
      REFCNT = 1
      FLAGS = (NOK,pNOK)
      NV = 0.381966011250106

The size of haystack is 129 bytes.
The size of haystack including references is 265 bytes.

The size of wants is 36 bytes.
The size of wants including references is 36 bytes.

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