[egenix-users] Re: Patch to fix crashes with python debug

[M.-A. Lemburg]

On 11.09.2014 13:58, Edson Tadeu M. Manoel wrote:
> Please find the patch attached.
> 
> It applies to mx version 3.2.5. It fixes the problem where `_ob_next` and
> `_ob_prev` were being rewritten by the `mxDateTime_FreeList` mechanism, and
> also where `mxDateTime` objects were being deallocated without previously
> "rewiring" the `_ob_next` and `_ob_prev` links (by calling `mxDateTime_Free`
> directly, who called `PyObject_Del` directly instead of using `Py_DECREF`
> or `Py_XDECREF` or `Py_Clear`).
> 
> I'm also attaching a very simple test case that is fixed by the patch (the
> test crashed in python debug).

Thanks for the patch. We'll have a look into the problem and
add a fix to the next release.

>   Thanks,
>     Edson Tadeu M. Manoel
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 6:40 PM, Edson Tadeu M. Manoel <tadeu at esss.com.br>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>>   I have a patch proposal to fix problems in mx.DateTime that causes
>> crashes in the debug version of Python (I'm testing on Python 2.7).
>> Specifically, the problem happens when there is an error raised from one of
>> the "constructors".  Where can I send it?  I didn't find any official
>> repository or issue tracking system.  Is this list a good place?
>>
>>
>>   Thanks.
>>
>>  <http://www.esss.com.br/>
>>
> 
> 
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