[PD] Crasher bug found...

[Miller Puckette]

Thanks -- that was just what I needed to find it... here's a patch that
should fix it.  I'll be puttint up a new bugfix release after I manage to
clean up another couple of problems.

Miller

diff --git a/src/g_template.c b/src/g_template.c
index 34541c0..f216b10 100644
--- a/src/g_template.c
+++ b/src/g_template.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ t_template *template_new(t_symbol *templatesym, int argc, t_
     bad: 
         argc -= 2; argv += 2;
     }
-    if (templatesym->s_name)
+    if (*templatesym->s_name)
     {
         x->t_sym = templatesym;
         pd_bind(&x->t_pdobj, x->t_sym);


On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 12:43:48AM -0800, Luke Iannini wrote:
> Well, I'll let you all confirm that before I truly say so : ).
> 
> But, by sheer luck, I'm hoping I've found the memory-corruption bug
> causing my pd abstractions to be so unstable (as I've lamented quite a
> few times).
> 
> Hopefully this is narrowed down enough to be useful Miller! (I'm happy
> to pare it down further if there are too many extraneous objects)
> 
> Basically, open ds-slider-o-help.pd (which contains 10 copies of the
> GOP ds-slider-o.pd abstraction) and click the [CLICK TO CRASH( message
> which is connected to a [send] object with no destination.
> 
> Assigning a destination prevents the crash.
> 
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