>> Does MC release temporary memory when it's done with it? I've had
>> reports of one of our standalones not release memory (no externals in
>> it). If this is not normal for MC I'll get more info together and
>> generate a formal bug report.
>
>It does, but allocates in large blocks (32K in 2.2.X) and then breaks
>them up into smaller pieces as needed. Only if all those pieces are
>freed will the 32K block be freed, so depending on what exactly you're
>doing, the total size reported by MacOS may only decrease slightly or
>even not at all as you delete stacks or other things that use memory.
>It just won't increase any more the next time you do something that
>requires reusing that memory.
I imagine it should be releasing this when it quits, yes?
- Richard Gaskin
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