On 05/04/02 07:03, "Tony Kan" <tony.kan_at_clear.net.nz> wrote:
> How do you check that a package is leaking memory? Which packages leaked
> memory in your case (and if I have them I can freeze them too)? And how do
> you "freeze" a package?
Freezing a package will make it non-operative, pretty much like if you would
delete it. All packages you install use a little (or more) bit of the
precious heap in your Newton. Freezing them force them to give up that
memory. Of course, if you need to run the frozen package, you'll have to
thaw it first, but with an MP2x00, it's fairly quick.
Freezing is part of the Newton OS, it's just that the controls to it are not
publicized. You can use a little freeware tool from StandAlone Inc.
<http://www.standalone.com/> called, appropriately, "Freeze Utilities" to
get access to that functionality. After installing this utility, you will
find a new item in the routing popup menu called "Freeze". The utility has
preferences that you can set so that if you tap on a frozen package, the
package will be thawed and then opened. When you quit, it will be frozen
again. Very transparent.
-Laurent.
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