diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
index c16392265b..20ace619de 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
@@ -1923,6 +1923,12 @@ Thu Apr 14 11:59:47 CEST 2005
 
 	- Added patch by Philip Yarra <philip.yarra@internode.on.net> for a
 	  bug in thread support.
+
+Thu Jun  2 14:22:32 CEST 2005
+
+	- Fixed memory leak in ecpglib by adding some missing free() commands.
+	- Added patch by Gavin Scott <gavin@planetacetech.com> for Intel 64bit
+	  hardware.
 	- Set ecpg library version to 5.1.
 	- Set ecpg version to 4.1.1.
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c
index db82073ad5..c585a81b58 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c,v 1.39 2005/03/18 10:00:43 meskes Exp $ */
+/* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c,v 1.40 2005/06/02 12:35:11 meskes Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * The aim is to get a simpler inteface to the database routines.
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ quote_postgres(char *arg, int lineno)
 	res[ri++] = '\'';
 	res[ri] = '\0';
 
+	ECPGfree(arg);
 	return res;
 }
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && (defined (__powerpc__) || defined(__AMD64__))
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && (defined (__powerpc__) || defined(__AMD64__) || defined(__x86_64__))
 #define APREF ap
 #else
 #define APREF *ap
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ create_statement(int lineno, int compat, int force_indicator, struct connection
 			if (!(var = (struct variable *) ECPGalloc(sizeof(struct variable), lineno)))
 				return false;
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && (defined (__powerpc__) || defined(__AMD64__))
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && (defined (__powerpc__) || defined(__AMD64__) || defined(__x86_64__))
 			ECPGget_variable(ap, type, var, true);
 #else
 			ECPGget_variable(&ap, type, var, true);
@@ -819,8 +820,6 @@ ECPGstore_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct varia
 					if (!mallocedval)
 						return false;
 
-					ECPGfree(newcopy);
-
 					*tobeinserted_p = mallocedval;
 					*malloced_p = true;
 				}
@@ -855,8 +854,6 @@ ECPGstore_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct varia
 					if (!mallocedval)
 						return false;
 
-					ECPGfree(newcopy);
-
 					*tobeinserted_p = mallocedval;
 					*malloced_p = true;
 				}
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/extern.h b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/extern.h
index 846e205d28..ef4461bc18 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/extern.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/extern.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ PGresult  **ECPGdescriptor_lvalue(int line, const char *descriptor);
 bool ECPGstore_result(const PGresult *results, int act_field,
 				 const struct statement * stmt, struct variable * var);
 bool		ECPGstore_input(const int, const bool, const struct variable *, const char **, bool *);
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && (defined (__powerpc__) || defined(__AMD64__))
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && (defined (__powerpc__) || defined(__AMD64__) || defined(__x86_64__))
   // work around a gcc/ABI bug with va_lists on ppc+amd64
 void		ECPGget_variable(va_list, enum ECPGttype, struct variable *, bool);
 #else
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/Makefile b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/Makefile
index b3858466f3..9ab5f25b05 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/Makefile
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/Makefile,v 1.48 2004/05/07 13:42:49 meskes Exp $
+# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/Makefile,v 1.49 2005/06/02 12:35:11 meskes Exp $
 
 subdir = src/interfaces/ecpg/test
 top_builddir = ../../../..
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ override CFLAGS += $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
 ECPG = ../preproc/ecpg -I$(srcdir)/../include
 
 TESTS = test1 test2 test3 test4 test5 perftest dyntest dyntest2 test_notice \
-	test_code100 test_init testdynalloc num_test dt_test test_informix
+	test_code100 test_init testdynalloc num_test dt_test test_informix \
+	test_desc
 ifeq ($(enable_thread_safety), yes)
 TESTS += test_thread test_thread_implicit
 endif