Thanks - I'll load it up and check it out.
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant [Nice Doggy] Hutchinson" <grant_at_splorp.com>
To: "Newton-Talk" <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Memory Leak
>
> 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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