memory leaks using valgrind

[anon10270]

hi,

how to check memory leaks in a program using valgrind on lab machine?
I tried following command but its not working:
valgrind --leak-check=yes prog_name

Please help

Thanks,
anon10270

[anup]

Anon10270,

Please elaborate when you say *not-working*. I guess in your case, valgrind is saying "Command/program not found". That is happening because you need to prefix <my prog> with a ./ to indicate that it is in the current directory, otherwise, valgrind will search in your path and crib in case it cannot locate <my prog>.

Thanks,

Anup

[anon10038]

Sir,

When can we tell that a memory leak will occur?

thanks,

[anup]

Anon10038,

The question is not clear. You can check in the valgrind log and search for *lost* and *invalid*.

Thanks,

Anup