1. Re: EuGrid - was Runs w/I FOR JONAS
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From: "Phil Russell" <pg_russell at lineone.net>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: RE: EuGrid - was Runs w/I FOR JONAS
>
> Hi Jonas,
>
> I have tried binding an app which uses EuGrid 1.1 - no problems on
> Win98. It did get me thinking about the memory allocation I am using
> though. At the moment I am using the tk_mem functions acquire_mem() and
> release_mem() but I changed these to use acquire() and free() and the
> grid seems to work just as well. If you would like I will send you this
> version and you can see if it helps. If it works I will release this as
> a patch to EuGrid so you won't be running a custom version.
>
> Let me know your email address if you want to give this a try.
>
I have to add that there is no evidence that the tk_mem routines are causing
this or any other memory related issues.
The tk_mem routines are still a better alternative to the standard Eu
routines in a Windows environment.
I innuendo is that the tk_mem routines are in some way suspect. There has
been evidence to suggest that they are not harmful.
I also maintain that the RDS provided routines are also not harmful. The
primary difference is that with the tk_mem routines, released memory is made
available to other processes where as the RDS free'd memory is still held by
the Eu process that allocated it.
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cheers,
Derek Parnell
