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Re: memory leak analyzer tools

Subject: Re: memory leak analyzer tools
From: Robert Marini <email@hidden>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:38:43 -0500

I've often found the Clang Static Analyzer to be of great use in these matters though it is still in development and can produce false positives (and miss a few things). Instruments also includes a Leaks tool that can assist in tracking down leaks (be sure to expand the right extended detail view) though it also isn't foolproof as it's possible for an application to leak memory as a result of an action you didn't take while testing in Instruments.

Here's a link to the static analyzer -

http://clang.llvm.org/StaticAnalysis.html

Both tools are very useful but aren't substitutes for a thorough understanding of the rules for memory management.

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/MemoryMgmt/Tasks/MemoryManagementRules.html

-rob.

On Feb 11, 2009, at 2:32 AM, Valentin Dan wrote:

Hi,

What tools are there to analyze memory leaks in programs ? Is there
something that would tell the exact location of the leak (the object
that's not being released) ?

Thanks!

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