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RE: Release IDE version 0.18.6m (bug)

• Posted by CoJaBo <cojabo at suscom.net> Feb 09, 2004
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I did have the first IDE open, the box unchecked, but I still can't open 
another. 
I haven't had any problems yet(and I've had this problem for months, 
just now remembered it)

Euman wrote:
> 
> 
> The mutex feature in IDE is designed so that you MUST HAVE OPEN the 
> first IDE instance
> 
>     arg = allocate_string("JudithIDE")
>     hMutex = w32Func(xCreateMutex,{0, 0, arg})
> 
> 
> CreateMutex: If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to 
> the mutex object. 
> 
> If the named mutex object existed before the function call, the function 
> returns a handle 
> 
> to the existing object and GetLastError returns ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS. 
> 
> Otherwise, the caller created the mutex.
> 
> 
> By deleting that code CoJaBo you never release a mutex handle and thus 
> just created a resource
> 
> leak in IDE...Watch out what you do, especially if you dont know what 
> your doing.
> 
> 
> Euman
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "CoJaBo" <cojabo at suscom.net>
> To: <EUforum at topica.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 5:05 PM
> Subject: RE: Release IDE version 0.18.6m (bug)
> 
> 
> > I found that deselecting the "one instance of ide" checkbox does not 
> > take effect. It appears that IDE isn't even checking it.
> > Can this be fixed? I sometimes run more than 1 IDE at a time, currently 
> > I just deleted the abort part so it runs
> > 
> > 
> > if w32Func(GetLastError,{}) = ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS then--Why doesnt this 
> > 
> > ckeck the settings?
> >     w32Proc(xReleaseMutex,{hMutex})
> >     free(arg)
> >     abort(0)
> >     free_console()
> > end if
> > 
> > 
> > Judith wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I've released the next IDE (0.18.6m) which may be found at
> > > http://user.txcyber.com/~camping/judith.html and further expands 
> > > 'layering',
> > > improves Code Editor when user swaps code from control-event or modules 
> > > in
> > > and out and fixes a number of bugs.
> > > 
> > > You may view the changes (do a find on What's New ) here:
> > > http://user.txcyber.com/~camping/IDE.htm .
> > > 
> > > Enjoy!
> > > ~judith
> > > 
> > > 
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> > 
> >