7 files changed, 50 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/flext.cw b/externals/grill/flext/flext.cw
index e35219e5..bf7ab642 100644
--- a/externals/grill/flext/flext.cw
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/flext.cw
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/readme.txt b/externals/grill/flext/readme.txt
index 362d7a47..a97b98f2 100644
--- a/externals/grill/flext/readme.txt
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/readme.txt
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ see flext.h, fldefs.h and flclass.h for the documented base definitions and clas
 Version history:
 
 0.4.4:
+- fix deadly bug for Max/MSP method-to-symbol-binding proxies
 - some fixes for CodeWarrior Mach-O compilation 
 
 0.4.3:
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/source/flbase.h b/externals/grill/flext/source/flbase.h
index 18ba2ca1..b785e925 100644
--- a/externals/grill/flext/source/flbase.h
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/source/flbase.h
@@ -218,10 +218,6 @@ class FLEXT_SHARE flext_obj:
         //! Flag for successful object construction
         bool				init_ok;
 
-	    // --- proxy stuff for symbol-bound methods ----
-	    
-		static void SetupBindProxy();
-
 	public:
 
     	//! Creation callback
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/source/flbind.cpp b/externals/grill/flext/source/flbind.cpp
index 18297c61..80ba36fb 100644
--- a/externals/grill/flext/source/flbind.cpp
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/source/flbind.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,44 @@ WARRANTIES, see the file, "license.txt," in this distribution.
 
 t_class *flext_base::pxbnd_class = NULL;
 
+#if FLEXT_SYS == FLEXT_SYS_MAX
+t_object *px_freelist = NULL;
+t_messlist px_messlist[3];
+#endif
+
+/*! \brief Set up the proxy class for symbol-bound methods
+*/
+void flext_base::SetupBindProxy()
+{
+	// already initialized?
+	if(!pxbnd_class) {
+#if FLEXT_SYS == FLEXT_SYS_PD
+    	pxbnd_class = class_new(gensym("flext_base bind proxy"),NULL,NULL,sizeof(pxbnd_object),CLASS_PD|CLASS_NOINLET, A_NULL);
+		add_anything(pxbnd_class,pxbnd_object::px_method); // for symbol-bound methods
+#elif FLEXT_SYS == FLEXT_SYS_MAX
+		pxbnd_class = new t_class;
+
+		pxbnd_class->c_sym = gensym("");
+		pxbnd_class->c_freelist = &px_freelist;
+		pxbnd_class->c_freefun = NULL;
+		pxbnd_class->c_size = sizeof(pxbnd_object);
+		pxbnd_class->c_tiny = 0;
+		pxbnd_class->c_noinlet = 1;
+		px_messlist[0].m_sym = (t_symbol *)pxbnd_class;
+
+		px_messlist[1].m_sym = gensym("anything");
+		px_messlist[1].m_fun = (method)pxbnd_object::px_method;
+		px_messlist[1].m_type[0] = A_GIMME;
+		px_messlist[1].m_type[1] = 0;
+
+		px_messlist[2].m_sym = 0;
+#else
+#pragma warning("Not implemented!")
+#endif
+	}
+}
+
+
 flext_base::binditem::binditem(int in,const t_symbol *sym,bool (*f)(flext_base *,t_symbol *s,int,t_atom *,void *data),pxbnd_object *p):
 	item(sym,0,NULL),fun(f),px(p)
 {}
@@ -35,9 +73,15 @@ bool flext_base::BindMethod(const t_symbol *sym,bool (*fun)(flext_base *,t_symbo
         }
     }
 
-    FLEXT_ASSERT(pxbnd_class); 
+    SetupBindProxy(); 
 
+#if FLEXT_SYS == FLEXT_SYS_PD
     pxbnd_object *px = (pxbnd_object *)object_new(pxbnd_class);
+#elif FLEXT_SYS == FLEXT_SYS_MAX
+    pxbnd_object *px = (pxbnd_object *)newobject(px_messlist);
+#else
+#pragma warning("Not implemented!")
+#endif
 
     if(px) {
 	    binditem *mi = new binditem(0,sym,fun,px);
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/source/flclass.h b/externals/grill/flext/source/flclass.h
index 216c35fc..6e105551 100644
--- a/externals/grill/flext/source/flclass.h
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/source/flclass.h
@@ -774,6 +774,8 @@ private:
 		static void px_method(pxbnd_object *c,const t_symbol *s,int argc,t_atom *argv);
 	};
 		
+	static void SetupBindProxy();
+
 	// ---------
 
 	static void SetProxies(t_class *c);
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/source/flext.h b/externals/grill/flext/source/flext.h
index a60d4efb..34f80ab3 100644
--- a/externals/grill/flext/source/flext.h
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/source/flext.h
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ WARRANTIES, see the file, "license.txt," in this distribution.
 */
 
 //! \brief flext version number
-#define FLEXT_VERSION 403
+#define FLEXT_VERSION 404
 
 //! \brief flext version string
-#define FLEXT_VERSTR "0.4.3"
+#define FLEXT_VERSTR "0.4.4pre"
 
 //! @}
 
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/source/fllib.cpp b/externals/grill/flext/source/fllib.cpp
index 438f8bd0..242591b3 100755
--- a/externals/grill/flext/source/fllib.cpp
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/source/fllib.cpp
@@ -192,33 +192,10 @@ flext_obj::t_classid flext_obj::thisClassId() const { return libname::Find(thisN
 t_class *flext_obj::getClass(t_classid id) { return reinterpret_cast<libobject *>(id)->clss; }
 #endif
 
-/*! \brief Set up the proxy class for symbol-bound methods
-	\note This has to take place before the main class is set up because
-	\note Max does not know which class is the current one afterwards (when methods are added)
-*/
-void flext_obj::SetupBindProxy()
-{
-	// already initialized?
-	if(!flext_base::pxbnd_class) {
-#if FLEXT_SYS == FLEXT_SYS_PD
-    	flext_base::pxbnd_class = class_new(gensym("flext_base bind proxy"),NULL,NULL,sizeof(flext_base::pxbnd_object),CLASS_PD|CLASS_NOINLET, A_NULL);
-		add_anything(flext_base::pxbnd_class,flext_base::pxbnd_object::px_method); // for symbol-bound methods
-#elif FLEXT_SYS == FLEXT_SYS_MAX
-		::setup((t_messlist **)&flext_base::pxbnd_class,NULL,NULL,sizeof(flext_base::pxbnd_object),NULL,A_NULL);
-		add_anything(flext_base::pxbnd_class,flext_base::pxbnd_object::px_method); // for symbol-bound methods
-#else
-#pragma warning("Not implemented!")
-#endif
-	}
-}
-
-
 void flext_obj::lib_init(const char *name,void setupfun(),bool attr)
 {
     flext::Setup();
 
-	SetupBindProxy();
-	
 #if FLEXT_SYS == FLEXT_SYS_MAX
 	lib_name = MakeSymbol(name);
 	::setup(
@@ -239,9 +216,6 @@ static void jmax_class_inst(t_class *cl)
 
 void flext_obj::obj_add(bool lib,bool dsp,bool attr,const char *idname,const char *names,void setupfun(t_classid),flext_obj *(*newfun)(int,t_atom *),void (*freefun)(flext_hdr *),int argtp1,...)
 {
-    // set up bind proxy
-	SetupBindProxy();
-	
 	// get first possible object name
 	const t_symbol *nsym = MakeSymbol(extract(names));