__NSAutoreleaseNoPool() warning on mac and performance

salvador

Hi,
i have a tone of these wanrings:
@2013-03-28 10:13:49.502 QtGrid[12973:903] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x1014088b0 of class __NSCFType autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
@
@2013-03-28 10:13:49.507 QtGrid[12973:903] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x1010060c0 of class NSCFNumber autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
@
@2013-03-28 10:13:49.509 QtGrid[12973:903] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x101019ec0 of class NSCFDictionary autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
@
@2013-03-28 10:13:49.509 QtGrid[12973:903] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x7fff710b1c68 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
@
@2013-03-28 10:13:49.517 QtGrid[12973:903] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x10150adc0 of class __NSFontTypefaceInfo autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
@

As far as i know this is an unsolved bug in mac osx versions of Qt.
My application is extremely slow and i want to know if the problem is my programming or the bug that causes memory leak.
Thanks

SGaist

Hi,

You need to create an autorelease pool at the startup of your program. Search for CocoaInitializer, that will get you some examples on how to do it.

Hope it helps.

salvador

i put the CocoaInitializer.h and CocoaInitializer.mm in my project file and i change my pro file. Now it is
@#-------------------------------------------------

Project created by QtCreator 2012-11-29T14:32:10

#-------------------------------------------------

QT += core gui\

greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets

TARGET = QtGrid
TEMPLATE = app

CONFIG += x86_64

SOURCES += main.cpp
MainWindow.cpp
DataCacher.cpp
Server.cpp
Structs.cpp
VDatagridView.cpp \

OBJECTIVE_SOURCES += Cocoainitializer.mm

HEADERS += MainWindow.h
DataCacher.h
Server.h
Structs.h
VDatagridView.h \

OBJECTIVE_HEADERS += Cocoainitializer.h

FORMS += MainWindow.ui
VDatagridView.ui

@

What else do i have to do because the warnings still exist...

SGaist

Just compiling it won't make the error go away. You have to create one in you program

salvador

my main.cpp code is like that
@//#include <QtGui/QApplication>
#include <QtGui>
#include <QApplication>
#include "MainWindow.h"

#ifdef Q_WS_MAC
#incluce "CocoaInitializer.h"
#endif

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QApplication a(argc, argv);
MainWindow w;
w.show();

#ifdef Q_WS_MAC
CocoaInitializer initializer = new CocoaInitializer();
#endif

return a.exec();
}
@

this is what you mean?

SGaist

I would use a scope pointer so that the initializer gets properly destroyed when the program ends

salvador

nothing changes...
is there a possibility tha this warning affects the performance of the application or the visualization?

SGaist

The initializer must be created before any widget

salvador

Sorry for the number of quetion but i am new to c++ and qt developing. My main class code is as follows:
@//#include <QtGui/QApplication>
#include <QtGui>
#include <QApplication>
#include "MainWindow.h"
#define Q_WS_MAC

#ifdef Q_WS_MAC
#incluce "CocoaInitializer.h"
#endif

int main(int argc, char argv[])
{
#ifdef Q_WS_MAC
CocoaInitializer initializer;
#endif
QApplication a(argc, argv);
MainWindow w;
w.show();
return a.exec();
}
@

and i get the following errors
@/Users/smpeis/Documents/Intership/Experiments/GridQt/QtGrid/main.cpp:8: error: invalid preprocessing directive
#incluce "CocoaInitializer.h"
^@
@/Users/smpeis/Documents/Intership/Experiments/GridQt/QtGrid/main.cpp:14: error: use of undeclared identifier 'CocoaInitializer'
CocoaInitializer* initializer;
^@
@/Users/smpeis/Documents/Intership/Experiments/GridQt/QtGrid/main.cpp:14: error: use of undeclared identifier 'initializer'
CocoaInitializer* initializer;
^@

SGaist

It's include not incluce