Memory leaks
 

I just looked at some code which unfortunately I no longer have access
to.
To the best of my memory it was something like this:

void SomeFunc(Base*,int);

int main()
{
base Base;
otherbase Base;
SomeFunc(&base,1);
SomeFunc(&otherbase,2);
// Ignore memory leaks

}

The comment //Ignore memory leaks confused me since I didn't think
memory leaks were possible when memory allocation is non-dynamic and
is not via new.

Are there memory leak issues in this type of code?

Thank you very much.

Re: Memory leaks
 

On Jul 1, 11:40*pm, CplusplusNewbie <Comp1...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> I just looked at some code which unfortunately I no longer have access
> to.
> To the best of my memory it was something like this:
>
> void SomeFunc(Base*,int);
>
> int main()
> {
> * * * base Base;
> * * * otherbase Base;
> * * * SomeFunc(&base,1);
> * * * SomeFunc(&otherbase,2);
> * * * // Ignore memory leaks
>
> }
>
> The comment //Ignore memory leaks confused me since I didn't think
> memory leaks were possible when memory allocation is non-dynamic and
> is not via new.
>
> Are there memory leak issues in this type of code?
>
> Thank you very much.

Sorry, I meant of course

Base base;
Base otherbase;

Re: Memory leaks
 

On Jul 1, 6:40*pm, CplusplusNewbie <Comp1...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Are there memory leak issues in this type of code?

Not unless Base or SomeFunc() leaks. The memory used for base and
otherbase will be freed when main() exits normally. Or, if there's an
exception, the stack will be unwound.

In any event, it doesn't matter much if main "leaks", does it? The
program ends and all memory is returned to the OS...

--Jonathan