swig/python detected a memory leak of type time_t

Question

My code works, but the following warning appears:

swig/python detected a memory leak of type 'time_t *', no destructor found

How can I calm it down ?

Yes, I should define my custom type time_t somehow in SWIG module file. But I do not know more.. — Sophie Sperner, Mar 12 '11 at 14:08

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 14 '14 at 00:03

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Just add typedef long time_t; to your SWIG interface file.

Once SWIG knows that time_t is a native type, it will not be treated as an object that requires memory management.

answered Feb 14 '14 at 00:03

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Isn't this a bit dangerous? What if `time_t` is `long long` on some system? – Zan Lynx Jul 09 '14 at 00:36

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 10 '11 at 17:25

I got this error whenever I accessed a struct member containing a type that wasn't SWIG wrapped. Not sure if this is your problem (posting your code would help :P), but if so then you could either define your custom time_t in the interface file (just put the C definition in the interface file), or tell SWIG to wrap the (presumably) system header file containing the definition of time_t.

swig/python detected a memory leak of type time_t

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