On Jun 18, 2010, at 15:15, Jonny Taylor wrote:

>> [theImage release] is really suspicious.
> Suspicious in what way? Are you saying I am using the wrong sort of 
> implementation for my [frame GetNSImage], and I shouldn't be returning 
> something that requires an explicit release? Because I can certainly confirm 
> that in its current state it leaks memory unless I include the release - the 
> function is returning an internally cached NSImage with its reference count 
> incremented by one.
> 
> To be fair the release is in an illogical place - it should immediately 
> follow the call to [theImage TIFFRepresentation], but with the code as 
> currently written, the release is definitely 
> necessary..._______________________________________________

Usually, you don't release objects you don't own. In the block you showed, 
there really is no indication that you own theImage (there is no alloc/init, 
copy or retain) so you shouldn't release it, unless I'm missing something with 
blocks.

-Laurent.
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Laurent Daudelin
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