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This page is intended to help developers understand how to best memory check their plugin using the popular tool valgrind. It is currently bare bones, and will be updated soon!
$ export PURPLE_LEAKCHECK_HELP=1 $ export G_SLICE=always-malloc $ valgrind --tool=memcheck --leak-check=yes --leak-resolution=high --num-callers=20 --trace-children=no --child-silent-after-fork=yes --track-fds=yes pidgin
If valgrind supports it, add --track-origins=yes
to the above. It makes diagnosing issues ridiculously easier.