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Re: Call object cleanup method when IDL exits [message #85628 is a reply to message #85620]

Thu, 22 August 2013 10:25

dg86
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Registered: September 2012

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On Thursday, August 22, 2013 9:04:02 AM UTC-4, David Grier wrote:
> Dear Folks,
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> I want to ensure that my object's cleanup method is called when IDL exits.
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> What's the right way to do this?
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> The issue is that my object spawns a background process that it subsequently
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> kills when the object is cleaned up. It appears that IDL does not automatically
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> call objects' cleanup methods when it shuts down normally.
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> Consequently, the background process can be left running.
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> This isn't a problem for well-written programs that explicitly call obj_destroy.
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> It arises all the time during interactive sessions, however.
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> Is there a switch that tells IDL to be extra fastidious about cleaning up objects?
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> Perhaps an equivalent to IDL_STARTUP that works on shutdown? Or is there some
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> other technique to ensure that every object on the heap is cleaned up before
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> IDL shuts down?
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> Many thanks,
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> David

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		Call object cleanup method when IDL exits By: dg86 on Thu, 22 August 2013 06:04
		Re: Call object cleanup method when IDL exits By: Moritz Fischer on Thu, 22 August 2013 07:31
		Re: Call object cleanup method when IDL exits By: dg86 on Thu, 22 August 2013 10:29
		Re: Call object cleanup method when IDL exits By: dg86 on Thu, 22 August 2013 10:25
		Re: Call object cleanup method when IDL exits By: Michael Galloy on Thu, 22 August 2013 10:36

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