YESSSS!!!! (insert *micdrop*)
> On 19 Apr 2016, at 15:44, Pavel Krivanek <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > when we were trying to fix memory leaks in the system in last weeks, it was > very handy to create a small tool that shows a shortest path of backward > references from one object to another one. Our tool is named RefsHunter and > you can find it in the Catalog of Pharo 5. > > You can use Gofer if you want to load it without tests to the minimal Pharo: > > Gofer new > smalltalkhubUser: 'PavelKrivanek' project: 'RefsHunter'; > package: 'RefsHunter-Core'; > load. > > The RefsHunter creates a temporary snapshot of all objects in the image and > then collects information about all non-weak backward references. After that > you can ask on the shortest path from one object to another one. That is > useful for example when you still have got some leaking instance in the image > and you want to see how is it linked with the global space. > > Example: > > | rh | > rh := RefsHunter snapshot. > rh wayFrom: (Array>>#asArray) to: Smalltalk specialObjectsArray. > > Notice that this tool is very memory demanding and it is not good idea to > make a new RefsHunter snapshot when you still have some previous snapshot in > the object memory. > > Cheers, > -- Pavel
