Along time ago, I had a debug script that would do just that.
I am fairly confident that Stan wrote it. (They say memory is the second thing
to go. :) )
I do think it could be done with debug.
-Craig
--- John Pitman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I know that in the UX area there are tools to help find leaks in code.
> We once used one to check path flow analysis, and a side benefit was
> malloc/free pair checking, IIRC. This involved a pre-processor pass over the
> code that inserted code at each conditional branch, and at run time this
> code logged the path taken to a file. At the end of the testing you could
> summarize the logs to show what % of all the possible paths had been
> exercised. Along the way it could also trap Mallocs and Frees and log them
> for analysis. The only unfreed areas would be those that held global data
> that lived for the whole run.
> HTH
> jp
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ":-) Craig Lalley" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 5:53 AM
> Subject: [HP3000-L] Debug and Memory leaks
>
>
> > Here's a tough one.
> >
> > I am suspecting a program of having a memory leak. How do I prove it,
> > other than the symptoms?
> >
> > Is there a way in DEBUG to determine how much memory a specific pin is
> > currently using?
> >
> > Bonus question: when analyzing a memory dump, how do I view the command
> > history of a session (process)?
> >
> > I know every one is busy formulating thier answers to the problems of
> > the world, maybe this can help narrow the focus. :)
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > -Craig
> >
> >
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