Free AUX_RGBImageRec ressource impossible

[Livevlad]

Hello,
I have a huge problem with openGL programs.

Actually when I get create a AUX_RGBImageRec* with a malloc or thanks a function from OpenGL libraries, it is impossible for removing it with a free.

So I think you can understand that it is a problem for me especially for memory management and I really don't understand why.

Has somebody an idea to help me with this problem or is there somebody who has already met that?

Thanks.
Livevlad

[Jesse]

This isn't even an OpenGL question. Allocating and freeing memory is something you learned when you started programming in C/C++. I'd suggest getting rid of that ancient library Glaux and start using something a little more modern like FreeImage, SOIL, or DeVIL, or write your own loader.

[Livevlad]

Thank you for your answer but I need to use this structure especially and trust me I know how works allocation memory that's why I have a problem.
Why desallocation does not work with this glaux structure.
I tried asking solution to some friends very good in programming I I think I have good programming capacities too. So if I ask help to people of this forum it is because I have already searched a solution everywhere.

So if everybody has another idea.

Thank you.

[Livevlad]

I would like be more accurate:

actually I can't free the structure if I use this function:

AUX_RGBImageRec* example = auxDIBImageLoad(filename);

free(example); //doesn't work

I tried too delete although glaux is a C library instead of free but it doesn't work too.

Thx.

[Alfonse Reinheart]

I need to use this structure especially

I'm curious: what circumstances have put you in the position that you need to use GLaux? Because I can't imagine those being good circumstances.

[Dan Bartlett]

Looking at http://nehe.gamedev.net/tutorial/texture_mapping/12038/ , they use:

if (TextureImage[0])                       // If Texture Exists
{
    if (TextureImage[0]->data)             // If Texture Image Exists
    {
        free(TextureImage[0]->data);       // Free The Texture Image Memory
    }
 
    free(TextureImage[0]);                 // Free The Image Structure
}

so do you need to free "example->data" before freeing "example"?

[Livevlad]

No very interesting circumstances, I just need to know how to use it perfectly for a project and because I want to know it too^^

I know that SOIL library is better but glaux is lower level in programmation that's why I prefer it; to get more control if you prefer. But this problem of free will provok memory leak so it is a serious problem if I want to do something very professionnal.