Re: Memcheck versus Memproof

From: Alan (NOSPAMalan_pltse_at_yahoo.com.au)
Date: 03/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:42:59 +1100

I just downloaded the MemProof from the web, however, it did not come with
help, where can I download the help file ?

"Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho" <nomail> wrote in message
news:42165ea6@newsgroups.borland.com...
> > 1. Could anyone explain to me what the Memproof error would be, or how
to
> > further trace it to
> > the culprit in my code?
>
> I´ve never used MemCheck, but my experience with MemProof shows that it
> reports loots of errors that does not belong to my code. So it could be
> that:
>
> - Memproof is just nuts
> - Win 32 API is buggy (just a possibility)
> - VCL leaks memory (yes, it does)
>
> Also note that Windows will (or should) free all memory your program used
> after it terminates no matter what.
>
> If you have doubts, print your code and look for erros. If the memory
> problem does not belong to your code, and the program runs fine, I would
> ignore it.
>
> > 2. Is memproof reporting its own errors in the Breakpoint exception
line?
>
> Possibly.
>
>

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