What debugger can check c++ code for memory leaks?

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I would like to ask what debugger should I install in order to check for memory leaks? I have an .a that contains a .cpp and an .h . I used a lot of pointers and references. Now I would like to test for memory leaks.

I heard about lint. Does this exist? THX

You mean [memory leaks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_leak)? Also, here's how I check if something exists: Is there a wikipedia article? Does Google give several relevant results? — R. Martinho Fernandes, Jul 14 '11 at 14:11
lint is for C. For C++ you can use cppcheck to find some errors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cppcheck — ovk, Jul 14 '11 at 14:14

Alok Save · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-14T14:16:54.643

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You need memory debugging, memory leak detection, and profiling tool like Valgrind.
Debuggers don't usually do that.

edited Jul 14 '11 at 14:16

answered Jul 14 '11 at 14:11

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i want a program where i can umload my code and debug it...in order to see the memory lack, the pointers that were not deleted. i would like something that can show me what i haven't deleted and i should. thx – skywak Jul 14 '11 at 14:12
Like he said, valgrind does that. – R. Martinho Fernandes Jul 14 '11 at 14:13
And that is exactly the answer that Als gave you. – bezmax Jul 14 '11 at 14:13
that's called a memory leak, not lack – Adam Jul 14 '11 at 14:19
@skywak: I updated the link in the answer, so that now it takes you to Valgrind-Ubuntu, Since you tagged Ubuntu, I believe you need tool for Ubuntu platform. – Alok Save Jul 14 '11 at 14:19

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 14 '11 at 14:19

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It is called Memory leak. You can use valgrind (linux only) for memory leaks and invalid read/write.

You can also use splint, which is static code analysis tool. But it is used to find another class of errors in the code.

answered Jul 14 '11 at 14:19

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What debugger can check c++ code for memory leaks?

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