[omniORB] Getting segmentation fault when I delete an array of structs

[W T Meyer]

Removing the type cast indeed fixed the problem.  It was a classic 
case of making the problem harder than it was. Thanks for the help, Luke.

Regards,

Tom

At 07:14 PM 6/4/2007, Luke Deller wrote:
>W T Meyer wrote:
>...
> >   CoRCC::slotInfo* tempList = new CoRCC::slotInfo[24];
> >   status = rccref[rccHandle]->scanCrate((CoRCC::crateInfo_var)tempList);
>...
>
>The expression "(CoRCC::crateInfo_var)tempList" is not what you 
>want.  It will construct a temporary crateInfo_var instance which 
>will claim ownership of tempList.  When this temporary instance is 
>destroyed (right after that line of code) then the crateInfo_var 
>destructor will delete tempList.
>
> >   delete [] tempList;
>
>This line will delete tempList for the second time, which is why you 
>notice a segmentation fault here.
>
>Try removing the type cast.  If you want to use a _var type, then 
>you can declare tempList as that type.
>
>Regards,
>Luke.
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