__NSAutoreleaseNoPool() - just leaking

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(Posted 2010) [#1]

I often get messages like the ones below when quitting my program.

Sometimes in the debuglog, sometimes a popup message.

It's under Snow leopard ,not multithreaded

Does anybody know if there a known cause or cure, and will it haunt my users in release mode?

If I knew how to provoke it, I'd make a code sample.

2010-04-16 11:37:54.450 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8d23f0 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.452 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa09a2adc of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.453 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa18030 of class NSCalibratedRGBColor autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.454 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa17640 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.454 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8bea90 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.455 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa14070 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.455 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8bedf0 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.455 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8cdcb0 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.456 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa174b0 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.456 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa14c10 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.457 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa17920 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.457 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8cc830 of class __NSFastEnumerationEnumerator autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.458 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8cc650 of class NSEvent autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.458 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa13e70 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.459 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa13be0 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.459 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa13280 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.460 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa13f40 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.460 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa19cb0 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.461 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x80d110 of class NSCFNumber autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.461 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa17c80 of class NSCFDictionary autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.462 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa12d30 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.462 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x1449a00 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.463 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa12d30 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.464 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa12d30 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.464 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa12d30 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.465 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa12d30 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.465 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa12d30 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.468 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa12d30 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.469 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa12d30 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.469 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8cb0d0 of class NSCFDictionary autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.470 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa17370 of class NSCFDictionary autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.470 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8cd2a0 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.471 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa14110 of class NSTextView autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.471 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa14000 of class NSCFSet autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.472 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x89c830 of class __NSSet0 autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.472 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa126d0 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.473 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa12710 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.473 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa105b0 of class __NSFastEnumerationEnumerator autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.474 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa02d60 of class NSSelectionArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.474 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8087c0 of class NSSelectionArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.475 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8d6070 of class NSSelectionArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.475 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x894510 of class NSConcreteValue autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.475 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8176a0 of class NSCFDictionary autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.476 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x825dd0 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.476 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8cb2d0 of class NSCellUndoManager autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.477 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa09a286c of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.477 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x4d18c8 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.478 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8d1110 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.479 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8d4ca0 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.481 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x8db1e0 of class NSEvent autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.481 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa12760 of class NSEvent autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
2010-04-16 11:37:54.482 myprogram.debug[849:60b] *** attempt to pop an unknown autorelease pool (0x1452000)

Brucey

(Posted 2010) [#2]

If you run it with the leak checker instrument (included as part of XCode tools), you should be able to get things like stack traces for the specific leaking areas.

Are you using any 3rd-party mods (like MaxGUI) ?

xlsior

(Posted 2010) [#3]

Also, what are the versions of: OS X, XCode, and Blitzmax that you are running?

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(Posted 2010) [#4]

OS X 10.6.3, XCode Version 3.2.1, Component versions
Xcode IDE: 1613.0
Xcode Core: 1614.0
ToolSupport: 1591.0

BlitzMax 1.38 , GCC 4.2.1, G++ 4.2.1

The program uses Bah.LibXML and Bah.Volumes at startup.

How do I run the Leak tool on a BlitzMax executable?

Brucey

(Posted 2010) [#5]

/Developer/Applications/Instruments

I'll leave you to work out the rest :-)

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(Posted 2010) [#6]

Got "Leaks" working although the program has not yet produced the leak.

The Object alloc tool look good too, thanks for showing me these!

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(Posted 2010) [#7]

I found a problem in my code, that prevented BlitzMax Garbarge collecter from freeing objects.

I'm hoping this was the main cause of the leak, but I also found out that some of the leak messages can be reproduced with the code below.
It also seems to be the source of the popup described above.

SuperStrict
' OS.X 10.6.3
' Run this and then CMD+TAB to the standard Blitz IDE and back to the dialog, It produces something like:
' 2010-04-22 09:43:53.817 untitled1.debug[754:60b] *** attempt to pop an unknown autorelease pool (0x90f600)

Graphics 800,600,0,-1
Flip
Confirm "Really"