[ace-users] checking application for memory leaks

[Douglas C. Schmidt]

Hi Kim,

Thanks for using the PRF!

>     ACE VERSION: 5.5.7

Please upgrade to ACE+TAO+CIAO x.6 (i.e., ACE 5.6, TAO 1.6, and CIAO
0.6), which you can download from

http://download.dre.vanderbilt.edu

under the heading: "Latest Release."

The DOC groups at Washington University, UC Irvine, and Vanderbilt
University only provide "best effort" support for non-sponsors for the
latest release, as described in

http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/DOC_ROOT/ACE/docs/ACE-bug-process.html

Thus, if you need more "predictable" help for earlier versions of
ACE+TAO, I recommend that you check out

http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/support.html

for a list of companies that will provide you with ACE+TAO commercial
support.

>     HOST MACHINE and OPERATING SYSTEM:
> 
> i386 WinXP
> 
>     COMPILER NAME AND VERSION (AND PATCHLEVEL):
> 
>             VS8
> 
>     THE $ACE_ROOT/ace/config.h FILE [if you use a link to a platform-
> 
>     specific file, simply state which one]:
> 
>     THE $ACE_ROOT/include/makeinclude/platform_macros.GNU FILE [if you
> 
>     use a link to a platform-specific file, simply state which one
> 
>     (unless this isn't used in this case, e.g., with Microsoft Visual
> 
>     C++)]:
> 
>     CONTENTS OF $ACE_ROOT/bin/MakeProjectCreator/config/default.features
> 
>     (used by MPC when you generate your own makefiles):
> 
>     AREA/CLASS/EXAMPLE AFFECTED:
> 
>     DOES THE PROBLEM AFFECT:
> 
>         COMPILATION?    
> 
> Yes
> 
>         LINKING?
> 
>             On Unix systems, did you run make realclean first?
> 
>         EXECUTION?
> 
>         OTHER (please specify)?
> 
> [Please indicate whether ACE, your application, or both are affected.]
> 
>     SYNOPSIS:
> 
>             Build is failing
> 
>     DESCRIPTION:
> 
>             When checking for memoryleaks on Win you include:
> 
> #define _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC
> 
> #include <stdlib.h>
> 
> #include <crtdbg.h>
> 
>             In your main file
> 
>             Trying to define and include these, make the build fail.
> 
>             How can I check for memoryleaks using ACE?

It's not clear what problems you're having.  Can you please provide the
output you're seeing?

Thanks,

        Doug