hi,

...I've been running GEM lately linked to libMallocDebug, which allows easier identification of memory related problems. Recently it has been complaining about the following:

MallocDebug: free: target application attempted to free pointer that is not pointing to a malloc block: 0x28a6b0 MallocDebug: Call stack: (find symbols with /usr/bin/atos) MallocDebug: Put a breakpoint at malloc_printf to diagnose. stack backtrace: 0x012d0184 0x012d0270 0x012d0358 0x012ca7a4 0x0138ad14 0x0138ac74 0x011fede0 0x011fe80c 0x011fef0c 0x00042184 0x00043690 0x000422a0 0x000422a0 0x00043690 0x000422a0 0x000422a0 0x00043690 0x000422a0 0x000422a0 0x00043690 0x000422a0 0x0004574c 0x00043398 0x0002d780 0x000435f4 0x000427ec 0x000434c8 0x000434c8 0x000690dc 0x00048268 0x0004a568 0x00002100 0x00001f80 MallocDebug: The address is not in memory used by the heap.

...when I use atos to find the symbols on this example, I get:

atos -p 4913 0x012d0184 _printStack (in GEM.pd_darwin) (pix_mix.cpp:131) atos -p 4913 0x012d0270 _unlockedfree (in GEM.pd_darwin) (pix_mix.cpp:131) atos -p 4913 0x012d0358 _free (in GEM.pd_darwin) (pix_mix.cpp:131) atos -p 4913 0x012ca7a4 __ZdlPv (in GEM.pd_darwin) (pix_mix.cpp:131) atos -p 4913 0x0138ad14 __ZN9pix_image16singleImageCacheD4Ev (in GEM.pd_darwin) (pix_image.cpp:58) atos -p 4913 0x0138ac74 __ZN9pix_image16singleImageCacheD1Ev (in GEM.pd_darwin) (pix_image.cpp:59) atos -p 4913 0x011fede0 __ZN9pix_image10cleanImageEv (in GEM.pd_darwin) (pix_image.cpp:189) atos -p 4913 0x011fe80c __ZN9pix_image8openMessEP7_symbol (in GEM.pd_darwin) (pix_image.cpp:71) atos -p 4913 0x011fef0c __ZN9pix_image16openMessCallbackEPvP7_symbol (in GEM.pd_darwin) (pix_image.cpp:235) atos -p 4913 0x00042184 _pd_typedmess (in pd) atos -p 4913 0x00043690 _outlet_anything (in pd) atos -p 4913 0x000422a0 _pd_typedmess (in pd) atos -p 4913 0x000422a0 _pd_typedmess (in pd) atos -p 4913 0x00043690 _outlet_anything (in pd) atos -p 4913 0x000422a0 _pd_typedmess (in pd) atos -p 4913 0x0004574c _binbuf_eval (in pd) atos -p 4913 0x00043398 _outlet_bang (in pd) atos -p 4913 0x0002d780 _bng_bang2 (in pd)

...I didn't translate any further, but the weird thing about this is that the first symbol is reported in pix_mix.cpp:131, which isn't even used in the patch!?! (and previous encounters with the warning gave other sources 'unused' in the patch)...Upon inspection, the line that _printStack refers to is always the last closing brace at the bottom of the file...

...I'm totally stumped on how to proceed tracking this, especially since the suggested "place a breakpoint at malloc_printf" is currently working, which makes things even more mysterious...

...any ideas?

l8r, jamie