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

[Madhu M. K. <mm...@ya...>]

Nicholas Nethercote wrote:
>On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, Joerg Beyer wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.

AFAIK, Apache also does it's own mem pooling, which is why I suspect the
error is not showing up.

Cheerio,
M

 Madhu M Kurup /* Nemo Me Impune Lacessit */ mmk at yahoo-inc dt com