Subj : Re: [spidermonkey] JS_CallFunction in Finalize
To   : franck
From : Brendan Eich
Date : Tue Aug 30 2005 01:05 pm

franck wrote:

> In any way, when I try to use functions like JS_GetProperty, ... the 
> engine seems to failed to create a js_NewString with the property's 
> name, JS_ASSERT(!rt->gcRunning) failed in jsgc.c ( unable to create a 
> NewGCThing while GC is running I suppose ).


Oh, I forgot to mention that JS onClose implementations cannot allocate 
any new objects, strings, or doubles.


> Is there any other way or workaround to allow my 'advanced users' to do 
> this ? ( I suppose that such users are aware about these "very bad 
> things" ).


(I wouldn't suppose that.)

Did you try an onClose implementation that made no allocations?

/be

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