Re: Virtual destructor problem

Can someone please explain me why this is happening

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

class a {
public:
int a1; // If I remove this it'll work fine
a() {
        cout << "Constructor of a \n";
     }
~a() {
          cout << "Destructor of a \n";
     }
};

class b : public a{
public:
b() {
  cout << "constructor of b \n";
}
virtual ~b() { // If I remove virtual from here ... it'll work fine
  cout << "destructor of b\n";
}
};

int main() {
  a *p = new b;

  delete p;
  return 0;
}

Result is :
Constructor of a
constructor of b
Destructor of a
a.out(1563) malloc: *** error for object 0x100154: Non-aligned pointer
being freed
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
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I know that if I'll put virtual in front of the destructor of
the base class code will work fine. But, I want to use it the
above way. Can someone please explain me the reason behind
this kind of behavior?