Subj : Re: Narrowed the problem down to...and solved
To   : Sterling Bates <sblistserv@bigbangco.com>
From : Brendan Eich <brendan@meer.net>
Date : Fri Nov 07 2003 10:07 pm

Sterling Bates wrote:

>Turns out the breakpoint is raised anytime my code is anything but
>perfect -- and that can be arbitrary.
>
>In one instance I was using a JS_NewString(...) to create a JSString, but
>the problem went away when I changed that to JS_NewStringCopyZ.
>  
>

What was arbitrary in that?  If you passed off ownership of string 
memory via JS_NewString but then reneged by freeing the storage 
yourself, the memory would be double-freed.  A breakpoint is one of the 
kinder responses to that ;-).

>In another instance (discussed in this thread) the JS_DefineObject problem
>was caused by including the wrong Delphi file.  I had the right structure
>definition in both files, but I guess Delphi differentiates between
>identical types from two different files.
>  
>

That's plausible, and good to know.

>Anyway, thought I'd post the solutions in case anyone else out there finds
>the breakpoint issue.
>  
>

Is anyone using your bridge yet?  Keep us posted.

/be

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