Re: port initialization?

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
>>   z = scm_cell (scm_tc16_strport, 0);
>> This looks like fishy code to me. When scm_add_to_port_table triggers
>> GC then it will see the (scm_tc16_strport, 0) cell, which is (or
>> should be) invalid.
>
>Yes, but the GC will not notice since "z" still refers to it and
>therefore the port cell wont be freedo

That's not what I meant: z is a heap cell containing a null
pointer. GC-ing it will dump core.

> >     SCM port = scm_cell (scm_tc16_port, newport);
> >     newport->port = port;
> >                   ..
> >     }
> /
> This will leak newport when the call to scm_cell throws.

scm_cell throws, what do you mean?

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