[vtk-developers] Leaks in vtkTkRenderWidget under python

[Ken Martin]

Awesome! Thanks so much David!

On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 9:58 AM, David Gobbi <david.gobbi at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 3:30 PM, David Gobbi <david.gobbi at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Ken Martin <ken.martin at kitware.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> So I recently fixed the leak reporting in VTK and with Will's help
>>> cleaned up some leaks that had crept in recently. But.. there are some
>>> leaks in vtkTkRenderWidget tests under Python that I'm a bit stuck on. I
>>> added some error checking code and the
>>>
>>> vtkTkRenderWidget_Destroy(char *memPtr)
>>>
>>> is never getting invoked. As I don't know Python, the test example
>>> leaves me a bit lost as to what should be calling that. If anyone has an
>>> idea for a fix please go ahead. If not I'll suppress the errors on those
>>> four tests so the nightlies are clean. etc.
>>>
>>
>> I'll take a look.  The trick will be to ensure it isn't destroyed too
>> soon...
>>
>
> The following MR fixes the leaks by explicitly calling destroy():
> http://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/merge_requests/2125
> It's not an ideal solution, but it's a workable one.
>
>  - David
>



-- 
Ken Martin PhD
Chairman & CFO
Kitware Inc.
28 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park NY 12065
518 371 3971

This communication, including all attachments, contains confidential and
legally privileged information, and it is intended only for the use of the
addressee.  Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are
not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any
action taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you
received this communication in error please notify us immediately and
destroy the original message.  Thank you.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://public.kitware.com/pipermail/vtk-developers/attachments/20161101/30dc44e2/attachment.html>