From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:58:50 GMT
Subject: Re: dmalloc and leaks in git
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0712082058280.27959@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <9e4733910712081253t7cd43f87o6001f32fddc01565@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

On Sat, 8 Dec 2007, Jon Smirl wrote:

> 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