I'd like to know when to definitely call sysmem_freeptr

and why Max crashes in some cases even when pointers are local.

Maybe it would be great if anyone who reads the post and can think of an unnamed case

when to call sysmem_freeptr (or handle) or not to just adds it to the post.

I was getting unsure because of the following method:

t_object* get_object_by_scr_name(t_generic *x, t_symbol* scr_name_to_find)
{
    t_object *parent_patcher = NULL;
    t_object* obj_to_find = NULL;
    t_symbol *scr_name_of_obj = NULL;
    t_object *box = NULL;

    //get the object's parent patcher
    t_max_err err = object_obex_lookup(x, gensym("#P"), (t_object **)&parent_patcher);
    if (err != MAX_ERR_NONE)
    {
        //if parent patcher not found
        return NULL;
    }

    box = jpatcher_get_firstobject(parent_patcher); 

    while(box)
    {
        scr_name_of_obj = jbox_get_varname(box); // scripting name
        if (scr_name_of_obj == scr_name_to_find)
        {
            obj_to_find = jbox_get_object(box);
            break;
        }
        box = jbox_get_nextobject(box); // iterate
    }
    if (scr_name_of_obj != scr_name_to_find)
    {
        object_error((t_object*)x, "object not found");
    }

// crashes if all sysmem_freeptr are executed
//    sysmem_freeptr(parent_patcher);
//    sysmem_freeptr(scr_name_of_obj);
//    sysmem_freeptr(box);

    return obj_to_find;
}

I'd like to know when to definitely call sysmem_freeptr
and why Max crashes in some cases even when pointers are local.

Maybe it would be great if anyone who reads the post and can think of an unnamed case
when to call sysmem_freeptr (or handle) or not to just adds it to the post.  

when-to-call-sysmem_freeptr

yes this helps a lot. Thank you once again!

Hi Nicolas,
yes this helps a lot. Thank you once again!


when to call sysmem_freeptr?