Re: memprof problem

[Allin Cottrell <cottrell wfu edu>]

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005, Olivier Sessink wrote:

> Allin Cottrell wrote:
> > I've successfully used memprof for leak-checking my app in the past, but
> > on trying it recently something odd happens: memprof starts up OK, and
> > it also starts up the target program, but the target program is not
> > visible (doesn't appear on screen) and memprof records no memory usage.
>
> I'm not sure if memprof is still actively maintained. A good alternative
> is 'valgrind'.

Valgrind is excellent, but I liked memprof for checking gui programs 
in real time.  It was nice and easy to open and close a window, say, 
and get immediate feedback on whether that operation leaked memory.

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Allin Cottrell
Department of Economics
Wake Forest University, NC