Re: idl-compiler creates 0xdeadbeaf generating skels in orbit-stable-0-5

[Dietmar Maurer <dietmar ximian com>]

Martin Baulig wrote:

> Dietmar Maurer <dietmar ximian com> writes:
>
> > Martin Baulig wrote:
> >
> >           My problem is the following:
> >
> >          _impl_report_activation_succeeded(_ORBIT_servant, &(result), ev);
> >      -   OAF_ActivationResult__free(&result, NULL, CORBA_FALSE); +
> >      OAF_ActivationResult__free(&result, NULL, CORBA_TRUE);
> >
> > This seems to be the same error we have with strings - the sequence buffer point
> > into the receive buffer:
> >
> >                result.res._u.res_shlib._buffer[_ORBIT_tmpvar_7] =
> >                   (void *) _ORBIT_curptr;
> >
> > so we free it twice :-(
> >
> > But unfortunately I do not understand the idl compiler enough to fix that bug.
>
> Fix that bug ?
>
> This bug appeared somewhere between ORBit 0.5.6 and 0.5.7, to be more exact
> between Jan 9 2001 and today. So someone should look at all changes in the
> last two months to find out what went from.
>
> Unfortunately, ORBit is a module under Sopwith policy - there are people
> who decide not to try to look at the problem when reading ``Do not touch this
> file. Run 'rcs2log' or use bonsai'' in a ChangeLog.

We have changed the IDL compiler to remove some serious memory leaks. I turns out
that this leads into more problems. But I think Sebastian is already working to fix.

- Dietmar