[lazarus] Endless loop problem I'm not sure how to trace

[Mattias Gaertner]

On 27 Oct 2002 09:23:44 -0600
Tony Maro <tony at maro.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 06:13, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> 
> > I did only some small tests and found some mem leaks and a double
> > canvas, which I fixed.
> 
> I'm not sure I follow you - is this something wrong in my code, or in
> the LCL?

In the LCL.


> > Your description makes clear that one message creates the next in an
> > endless loop. Clicking outside the application creates mouse and
> > focus out messages. So we can start looking here.
> 
> But wouldn't that require a message handler to trigger another
> message? 

yep


> I checked my handler routines and none of them were repeating...

Ok. But since you get the error very quickly you could find out, which
message it is. I will send you some code.


> > I also added 'BeforeDestruction' to TForm.Destroy, which is a
> > workaround for the missing BeforeDestruction call of the 1.0.x
> > compiler. This fixes for example your mem leaks in cbtracker. So,
> > you can now use heaptrc without garbage.
> 
> I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about unless this is why
> the onformdestroy didn't work.

This was explained by Marc.


Mattias