[Valgrind-users] valgrind not finding errors in apache c++ module

[Joerg B. <j....@we...>]

Dear Listreaders,

I have a complicated setup where valgrind is not finding errors. 
In my setup I have a apache 1.3 with a c++ module, so it
is mixed C/C++ code. Even at the very first call to initialize
valgrind is not detecting a new[100]/delete (not delete [] !) 
pair of calls as error.

I inserted the obvious error, because valgrind is not 
finding any kind of errors within the module and I cant
believe that :-)

I also introduced other obvius errors (like free'ing not malloc
memory - this is a pure C eror, no C++) without success.

Apache introduces some difficulties for valgrind:
- it is mixed C/C++ code
- all kinds of signal are catched by a signal handler
- all kinds of libraries are linked to the module, like xalan, xerces
- it is a large application with a memory footprint of ~ 20 MB.

I am ware that this is very difficult task for valgrind. Is there anything
I could do to track down, why valgrind is not detecting errors?


    Joerg