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Re: dmalloc and leaks in git

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Dec 8, 2007, 20:58 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0712082058280.27959@racer.site>
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Hi,
On Sat, 8 Dec 2007, Jon Smirl wrote:
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> It is very easy to use dmalloc with git. Follow the instructions here,
> http://dmalloc.com/docs/latest/online/dmalloc_4.html
> 
> But using dmalloc shows a pervasive problem, none of the git commands
> are cleaning up after themselves. For example I ran a simple command,
> git-status, and thousands of objects were not freed.
Known problem.  Goes by the name of "libification" on this list.

Ciao, Dscho

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