AU2423092A - Method and apparatus for identifying memory leaks and tracking pointers in a computer program - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for identifying memory leaks and tracking pointers in a computer program

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AU2423092A
AU2423092A AU24230/92A AU2423092A AU2423092A AU 2423092 A AU2423092 A AU 2423092A AU 24230/92 A AU24230/92 A AU 24230/92A AU 2423092 A AU2423092 A AU 2423092A AU 2423092 A AU2423092 A AU 2423092A
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computer program
memory leaks
identifying memory
tracking pointers
pointers
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AU24230/92A
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John Dawes
Reed Hastings
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Pure Software Inc
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Pure Software Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/36—Preventing errors by testing or debugging software
    • G06F11/362—Software debugging
    • G06F11/366—Software debugging using diagnostics
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F12/00—Accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures
    • G06F12/02—Addressing or allocation; Relocation
    • G06F12/0223—User address space allocation, e.g. contiguous or non contiguous base addressing
    • G06F12/023—Free address space management
    • G06F12/0253—Garbage collection, i.e. reclamation of unreferenced memory
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/30—Monitoring
    • G06F11/34—Recording or statistical evaluation of computer activity, e.g. of down time, of input/output operation ; Recording or statistical evaluation of user activity, e.g. usability assessment

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Debugging And Monitoring (AREA)
AU24230/92A 1991-08-08 1992-08-03 Method and apparatus for identifying memory leaks and tracking pointers in a computer program Abandoned AU2423092A (en)

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US74225991A 1991-08-08 1991-08-08
US742259 1991-08-08

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