What library does symport_malloc use?

[gotzingerdan]

I am trying to compile a Python PYD library, but I keep getting "undefined reference to 'symport_malloc' and 'symport_free'".

Can't find any mention of it in the reference materials.

Does anyone have an idea, which library this can be linked with?

Thanks in advance,

Dan

[jplauril]

Originally posted by gotzingerdan
I am trying to compile a Python PYD library, but I keep getting "undefined reference to 'symport_malloc' and 'symport_free'".

Can't find any mention of it in the reference materials.

Does anyone have an idea, which library this can be linked with?

Thanks in advance,

Dan

You probably use the macro versions of memory management functions in your extension (PyObject_NEW, PyMem_MALLOC etc.). These macros are not supported in Python for Series 60 release 1.0. Use the equivalent functions (PyObject_New, PyMem_Malloc etc.) instead.

The macro versions try to invoke the internal memory management functions (symport_malloc etc.) directly, which doesn't work since the Python DLL doesn't export those functions. Yes, this can be considered a bug in the Python release.

[gotzingerdan]

Thanks a lot, the problem was in fact with PyObject_NEW and PyObject_DEL.

Dan

[akonan]

You probably use the macro versions of memory management functions in your extension (PyObject_NEW, PyMem_MALLOC etc.). These macros are not supported in Python for Series 60 release 1.0. Use the equivalent functions (PyObject_New, PyMem_Malloc etc.) instead.

The macro versions try to invoke the internal memory management functions (symport_malloc etc.) directly, which doesn't work since the Python DLL doesn't export those functions. Yes, this can be considered a bug in the Python release.

Could you show a simple example of PyMem_MALLOC? I couldn't get it working.

[akonan]

Addition: Right question to as might be: What library does PyMem_MALLOC use?

[jplauril]

PyMem_MALLOC tries to use internal functions of PYTHON222.DLL, and that doesn't work since the functions are unexported. Use PyMem_Malloc instead.

[akonan]

PyMem_MALLOC tries to use internal functions of PYTHON222.DLL, and that doesn't work since the functions are unexported. Use PyMem_Malloc instead.

Still I get this: "NameError: name ' PyMem_Malloc' is not defined" error. I'm completely newbie here so I'll tell what I've been doing

I'm trying to reserve certain percentage of free RAM - this could be done using PyMem_Malloc? And it should work without importing anything? Now I've just been trying to use it from interactive console without success.

[jplauril]

All the functions we discussed here are C functions. You can't call them directly from Python scripts.

Why would you want to reserve memory?

[akonan]

Ok, that explains it Thanks!

I've created a memory monitor for testing purposes and I thought that it would be great to add a feature that would fill up the memory. This way I could test applications when system is running low on memory.

[jplauril]

Well, just create a large string: one_megabyte_string='x'*1000000

[akonan]

Thanks! A bit too obvious *blush*

[gekac++]

How I can read RAM memory?