| Name : valgrind
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| Version : 1.0.2
| Vendor : MandrakeSoft
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| Release : 1mdk
| Date : 2002-09-06 08:53:57
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| Group : Development/Other
| Source RPM : valgrind-1.0.2-1mdk.src.rpm
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| Size : 1.77 MB
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| Packager : Montel Laurent < lmontel_mandrakesoft_com>
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| Summary : Valgrind, an open-source memory debugger for x86-linux
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Description :
When a program is run under Valgrind\'s supervision, all reads and writes of memory are checked, and calls to malloc/new/free/delete are intercepted. As a result, Valgrind can detect problems such as:
* Use of uninitialised memory * Reading/writing memory after it has been free\'d * Reading/writing off the end of malloc\'d blocks * Reading/writing inappropriate areas on the stack * Memory leaks -- where pointers to malloc\'d blocks are lost forever * Passing of uninitialised and/or unaddressible memory to system calls * Mismatched use of malloc/new/new [] vs free/delete/delete []
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