Re: stupid segfaults -- argh!

["Joe Van Dyk" <joevandyk gmail com>]

On 6/7/06, Jonathon Jongsma <jonathon jongsma gmail com> wrote:
> On 6/7/06, Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > Seems to me that when Program::initialize() exits, the global pointer
> > variable would be pointing to garbage.
> >
> > Joe
> >
>
> why?  dynamically allocated objects live until you explicitly delete
> them.  That's the essence of memory leaks, but it works to your
> advantage in cases like this.  It's the same reason that your gui
> variable isn't pointing at garbage when initialize() exits.

Whoops, you're right.  I was thinking automatic, not dynamic.