Re: Is it OK to pass an SCM through (void *)?

[Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>]

Maciej Stachowiak <mstachow@mit.edu> writes:

> One problem here is that the object will stay protected even if you
> disconnect that signal handler, or even destroy the widget it is
> associated with, unless you do some extra tracking so you can
> unprotect it. This will result in memory leaks.

You might want to look into gtk_signal_connect_full.  This is what
guile-gtk uses to get the bookkeeping done.  Please ask if you want to
know more.