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authorPaul Davis <paul@linuxaudiosystems.com>2011-12-15 02:19:21 +0000
committerPaul Davis <paul@linuxaudiosystems.com>2011-12-15 02:19:21 +0000
commit38707ea06b6b4c786c7679a2cba96811d4beef27 (patch)
tree1641db55d85341e8f02fb7fcaa93d0b59a8d6639 /gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc
parent96585e532c879220057edd050806c823ed6e4c1d (diff)
do not delete GtkUIManager-generated menu from ProcessorBox when the PB is destroyed. read the comment for more details
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/ardour2/branches/3.0@11008 d708f5d6-7413-0410-9779-e7cbd77b26cf
Diffstat (limited to 'gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc')
-rw-r--r--gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc10
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc b/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc
index 7ad56cced3..3040061dc9 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc
@@ -505,7 +505,15 @@ ProcessorBox::ProcessorBox (ARDOUR::Session* sess, boost::function<PluginSelecto
ProcessorBox::~ProcessorBox ()
{
- delete processor_menu;
+ /* it may appear as if we should delete processor_menu but that is a
+ * pointer to a widget owned by the UI Manager, and has potentially
+ * be returned to many other ProcessorBoxes. GTK doesn't really make
+ * clear the ownership of this widget, which is a menu and thus is
+ * never packed into any container other than an implict GtkWindow.
+ *
+ * For now, until or if we ever get clarification over the ownership
+ * story just let it continue to exist. At worst, its a small memory leak.
+ */
}
void