[gt-users] custom-track memory leak

[Sascha Steinbiss]

On 11/17/2009 12:08 PM, Sascha Steinbiss wrote:
> On 11/16/2009 06:15 PM, Troels Marstrand wrote:
>> I am trying to replicate the custom track example from the python
>> tutorial pages, however, I get to following error message:
>>
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/site-
>> packages/gt/annotationsketch/layout.py:51: RuntimeWarning: memory leak
>> in callback function.
>>      had_err = gtlib.gt_layout_sketch(self.layout, canvas, err)
> I will take the time and get rid of this message once and for
> all by rewriting how strings are passed to and from the
> CustomTrack callback functions.
> These fixes will be available from the git repo soon.

A version which does not trigger this message any more is now available 
from the git repository at git://genometools.org/genometools.git.

Alternatively, a new release (including source and binary tarballs) is 
on its way and will be available soon. This new release (1.3.4) will 
also include this patch.

Sascha

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