I didn't mean it was impossible to leak in Windows (if only!).
So, ARE you PERMANENTLY losing 4% with each successive run, or are you reclaiming it after the program exits? At 10:48 AM 2/18/02 -0500, Carol Mahaffy wrote: > > 3) Do you get an additional 4% loss every time you run the program? That > > is, it keeps dropping by 4%, until you eventually have no memory? Because > > > > that's much more in keeping with what a true "leak" is. > > >this is it exactly. The leak is evident on the windows side. Not running any >3rd party xtras. All cast members (sound ect) are linked external cast >members. We had some crazy repeat loops for animation running but weeded >them out substantially as well as some transparency loops with animation. Is >there a way i can see what is retained when i am quitting the director file? >I figured that would at least clue me in a bit. It is running pretty lean >right now but that small leak is worrisome. thanks >--carol > > > ---------- > > From: Tab Julius > > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 10:03 AM > > To: Lingo List (E-mail) > > Subject: Re: <lingo-l> memory leaks > > > > > > Repeat loops in and of themselves aren't culprits (what you do inside them > > > > might be). > > > > A little more information is needed: > > > > 1) Is this Mac or Windows? Macs (pre-OS/X) are notorious for horrible > > memory management. > > > > 2) Is this 4% a permanent loss, or just while it's running? If you exit > > the program, is the 4% reclaimed? If so, then it's not a leak, just what > > it needs to operate. > > > > 3) Do you get an additional 4% loss every time you run the program? That > > is, it keeps dropping by 4%, until you eventually have no memory? Because > > > > that's much more in keeping with what a true "leak" is. > > > > 4) What third-party Xtras are you using? > > > > 5) Are you using any Xtras that you're instantiating but not closing when > > you're done? > > > > - Tab > > > > At 09:29 AM 2/18/02 -0500, Carol Mahaffy wrote: > > >hey list -- > > >i have a cd that was created about 2 months ago that i need to help the > > >performance. The problem is that after you continously play the cd it > > sucks > > >up your system memory. (about 4%) Could anyone give me an idea of how to > > go > > >about looking for this? I was thinking that repeat loops might be the > > >culprit but after extensive removal it is still happening. I just don't > > know > > >of a good way to logically disasemble this to see where the error is. > > >thanks > > >-- carol > > > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to > > http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L > > is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > > > > >[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to >http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L >is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
