Use a unique_ptr for VersionInfo to avoid worrying about memory

library/Process-darwin.cpp

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <string.h>
 using namespace DFHack;
 
-Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * known_versions)
+Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * known_versions) : identified(false), my_pe(0)
 {
     int target_result;
 
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * known_versions)
         real_path = realpath(path, NULL);
     }
 
-    identified = false;
-    my_descriptor = 0;
-    my_pe = 0;
-
     md5wrapper md5;
     uint32_t length;
     uint8_t first_kb [1024];
@@ -73,7 +69,7 @@ Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * known_versions)
     VersionInfo * vinfo = known_versions->getVersionInfoByMD5(my_md5);
     if(vinfo)
     {
-        my_descriptor = new VersionInfo(*vinfo);
+        my_descriptor.reset(new VersionInfo(*vinfo));
         identified = true;
     }
     else
@@ -112,8 +108,7 @@ Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * known_versions)
 
 Process::~Process()
 {
-    // destroy our copy of the memory descriptor
+    // Nothing to do here
-    delete my_descriptor;
 }
 
 string Process::doReadClassName (void * vptr)

library/Process-linux.cpp

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <string.h>
 using namespace DFHack;
 
-Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * known_versions)
+Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * known_versions) : identified(false), my_pe(0)
 {
     const char * dir_name = "/proc/self/";
     const char * exe_link_name = "/proc/self/exe";
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * known_versions)
     const char * cmdline_name = "/proc/self/cmdline";
     int target_result;
 
-    identified = false;
-    my_descriptor = 0;
-    my_pe = 0;
-
     // valgrind replaces readlink for /proc/self/exe, but not open.
     char self_exe[1024];
     memset(self_exe, 0, sizeof(self_exe));
@@ -77,7 +73,7 @@ Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * known_versions)
     VersionInfo * vinfo = known_versions->getVersionInfoByMD5(my_md5);
     if(vinfo)
     {
-        my_descriptor = new VersionInfo(*vinfo);
+        my_descriptor.reset(new VersionInfo(*vinfo));
         identified = true;
     }
     else
@@ -116,8 +112,7 @@ Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * known_versions)
 
 Process::~Process()
 {
-    // destroy our copy of the memory descriptor
+    // Nothing to do here
-    delete my_descriptor;
 }
 
 string Process::doReadClassName (void * vptr)

library/Process-windows.cpp

@@ -62,13 +62,11 @@ namespace DFHack
         char * base;
     };
 }
-Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * factory)
+Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * factory) : identified(false)
 {
     HMODULE hmod = NULL;
     DWORD needed;
     bool found = false;
-    identified = false;
-    my_descriptor = NULL;
 
     d = new PlatformSpecific();
     // open process
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * factory)
     {
         identified = true;
         // give the process a data model and memory layout fixed for the base of first module
-        my_descriptor  = new VersionInfo(*vinfo);
+        my_descriptor.reset(new VersionInfo(*vinfo));
         my_descriptor->rebaseTo(getBase());
     }
     else
@@ -115,7 +113,6 @@ Process::Process(VersionInfoFactory * factory)
 Process::~Process()
 {
     // destroy our rebased copy of the memory descriptor
-    delete my_descriptor;
     if(d->sections != NULL)
         free(d->sections);
 }

library/include/MemAccess.h

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ distribution.
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <map>
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace DFHack
 {
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ namespace DFHack
             /// get the symbol table extension of this process
             VersionInfo *getDescriptor()
             {
-                return my_descriptor;
+                return my_descriptor.get();
             };
             uintptr_t getBase();
             /// get the DF Process ID
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ namespace DFHack
             std::string getMD5() { return my_md5; }
 
     private:
-        VersionInfo * my_descriptor;
+        std::unique_ptr<VersionInfo> my_descriptor;
         PlatformSpecific *d;
         bool identified;
         uint32_t my_pid;