Re: dmalloc and leaks in git

> On 12/8/07, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> I tried using dmalloc to find the leak in repack but it is impossible
> to sort out the accidental leaks from the on-purpose ones. On exit
> there were millions of unfreed objects coming from all over the place.