Memory leak detection tool needed for C/C++ programs on HP

[madhavabk]

Hi all,

I am in search of memory leak detection tool on HP. I have not found any simple tool to do this on HP.

Can any one suggest me the URL to down load the tool

[Arunvijai_4]

Hi,

You can try Parasoft Insure++: http://h21007.www2.hp.com/dspp/mop/mop_partner_product_detail_IDX/1,1331,221,00.html

Also, check this thread http://h21007.www2.hp.com/dspp/ml/showArchiveMessage/1,,4!04!06!0030,00.html

-Arun

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

On your application CD is a 60 day trial to Glance/Glance Plus.

This will provide you the ability to use a GUI to monitor the process or processes involved.

SEP

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

I recommend PURIFY - very good, but that is not freeware:

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/purify/unix/

mfG Peter

[spex]

Hi madhavabk,

Here are a few freebies from the Porting and Archive Centre for HP-UX:

mpr-2.2
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http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Development/Libraries/mpr-2.2/
Mpr finds malloc and realloc memory leaks and memory allocation statistics by using a simple, brute force strategy, it logs all malloc and free calls to a file and post processes this log file when the program terminates.

dmalloc-5.4.2
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http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Users/dmalloc-5.4.2/
The debug memory allocation or dmalloc library has been designed as a drop in replacement for the system's malloc, realloc, alloc, free and other memory management routines while providing powerful debugging facilities configurable at runtime. These facilities include such things as memory-leak tracking, fence-post write detection, file and line number reporting, and general logging of statistics.

I've never tried either of these, so I can't comment on how well they work.

PCS

[madhavabk]

Hi spex,

When i am using sources to build it is not building mpr binaries.

So i am not able to use souce downlod to build binaries and use them.

And i downloded depot but installation of this depot will install only doc directory.

Can you extend help by telling what all i should for HP.

[Steve Huston]

HP Wildebeest Debugger (WDB) is an HP-supported implementation of the Open Source GNU debugger (GDB). It can detect memory leaks as well as other memory-related errors.

Check www.hp.com/go/wdb/ - you may need access to DSPP to get it - I'm not sure.