Re: [NTLK] Memory Leak

From: Grant [Nice Doggy] Hutchinson (grant_at_splorp.com)
Date: Sat May 04 2002 - 15:35:39 EDT


In a previous message, Eric L. Strobel typed vigorously:

>Actually, there is NO memory leak. IIRC (it's been a while since this
>semi-FAQ has come up), the code that Avi's BD uses to check on the memory
>has to use a small piece of memory itself. If you watch the number, it goes
>down to a certain point, and then the NewtOS 'cleans' the memory on its own
>and the number pops right back up. Furthermore, if any package calls for
>memory, I believe the OS 'cleans' memory before attempting to allocate the
>requested memory. So, you see, this is just an artifact and nothing of any
>consequence.

In conjunction with Avi's, I also use a little extension called HeapMagic
which helps keep all those memory bits and things as clean and tidy as
possible.

http://homepage.mac.com/~gnue/newton/

g.

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