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Re: Solve memory problems [message #64712 is a reply to message #64623]

Tue, 13 January 2009 07:33

David Fanning
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Jean H. writes:

> As Carsten has mentioned, play with memtest.pro (from ITTVIS) to find
> out what is happening. It could as well be a memory leak (you create a
> pointer but don't destroy it). In this case, make a call to "heap_gc"
> after your function.

What!? What kind of advice is this!

Uh, do NOT be making a call to HEAP_GC unless your program
has completely and utterly failed and it is late Friday
afternoon and you are at wit's end. Believe me when I tell
you there are MUCH better ways to handle this!

Cheers,

David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Solve memory problems By: corinnefrey on Tue, 13 January 2009 05:28
		Re: Solve memory problems By: pgrigis on Wed, 14 January 2009 07:38
		Re: Solve memory problems By: David Fanning on Wed, 14 January 2009 07:23
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Jean H. on Wed, 14 January 2009 06:53
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Guillaume Potdevin on Thu, 15 January 2009 04:10
		Re: Solve memory problems By: corinnefrey on Thu, 15 January 2009 03:45
		Re: Solve memory problems By: pgrigis on Wed, 14 January 2009 07:16
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 14 January 2009 07:08
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 14 January 2009 06:59
		Re: Solve memory problems By: David Fanning on Wed, 14 January 2009 06:03
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Craig Markwardt on Wed, 14 January 2009 08:23
		Re: Solve memory problems By: corinnefrey on Wed, 14 January 2009 05:37
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Jean H. on Wed, 14 January 2009 04:55
		Re: Solve memory problems By: corinnefrey on Wed, 14 January 2009 03:56
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Craig Markwardt on Tue, 13 January 2009 22:26
		Re: Solve memory problems By: David Fanning on Tue, 13 January 2009 13:01
		Re: Solve memory problems By: David Fanning on Tue, 13 January 2009 09:14
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Jean H. on Tue, 13 January 2009 08:28
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Allan Whiteford on Tue, 13 January 2009 07:56
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Carsten Lechte on Tue, 13 January 2009 07:54
		Re: Solve memory problems By: David Fanning on Tue, 13 January 2009 07:33
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Jean H. on Tue, 13 January 2009 07:03
		Re: Solve memory problems By: David Fanning on Tue, 13 January 2009 06:44
		Re: Solve memory problems By: corinnefrey on Tue, 13 January 2009 06:34
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Carsten Lechte on Tue, 13 January 2009 05:57
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Craig Markwardt on Wed, 14 January 2009 23:41
		Re: Solve memory problems By: Michael Galloy on Wed, 14 January 2009 09:55
		Re: Solve memory problems By: David Fanning on Wed, 14 January 2009 08:48

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