Linux tool to detect memory leak

[hjazz6]

Hi all,

Are there any tools to detect memory leaks of running programs in Linux? I know of Valgrind, but it's mostly used to debug for memory leaks and not simply to detect memory leaks.

Thank you.

[BrianMicek]

What makes Valgrind great is that it just works without recompiling. Before Valgrind, you had to link some odd libraries with your code. I couldn't imagine using anything other than Valgrind so I'm interested in watching your thread.

To get an idea were memory leaks are with Valgrind, try
--leak-check=full
as indicated in the bottom of its output. Its always been great for me. Also compile your code with at least -g and don't strip it so you can get a good idea what its talking about.

[kgore4]

Rational purify is available for linux.

[lorebett]

valgrind is perfect for memory leaks too!