I''m making a model loader and using dynamic memory allocation(malloc & realloc) to allocate memory during importing the model. Then there''s a function to destroy the model using free() function. I did a test to monitor memory leak when I repeatedly import and destroy a model. I used norton systemwork to monitor the PHYSICAL memory used. Everytime I import the model the memory used will increase but when I destroy the model, the memory used will decrease less than it increased(differs by around hundred kilobytes)... so I guess there''s a memory leak in my program... Is this the correct way to monitor memory leak? How to make a program that can calculate how much memory leak it has ?

Use a memory manager. I sent you an email with one memory manager ready to use. Just include "Memory_Manager.h" after the <> includes and that''s it.

Example:

#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#include "Memory_Manager.h"

// The rest of your includes goes here.

Hasta

Thanks... I''ve downloaded the files and beginning to study it...

How do the memory managers work? Do they redefine the new/malloc function?

PM

They redefine new, new[], delete, delte[], malloc, realloc, calloc and free.

Hasta

Cool, would you mind posting those on the forums? I''m sure they would come in useful for everyone here .

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Original post by Mr_Mav
Use a memory manager. I sent you an email with one memory manager ready to use. Just include "Memory_Manager.h" after the <> includes and that''s it.

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Do you know where can I find a memory manager on the web ?

Paul Nettle (Midnight) wrote a good (free) memory manager...

Here''s some stuff from the readme file :

"This code originally appeared on www.flipcode.com as an entry to the "Ask Midnight" column titled "Presenting A Memory Manager":

http://www.flipcode.com/askmid/archives.shtml "

And

"You can find the latest version of this source at:

ftp://ftp.GraphicsPapers.com/pub/ProgrammingTools/MemoryManagers/

!IMPORTANT! Please spend just a couple minutes reading the comments at the top of the mmgr.cpp file... it will save you a lot of headaches!"

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Original post by slyterence
...You can find the latest version of this source at:

ftp://ftp.GraphicsPapers.com/pub/ProgrammingTools/MemoryManagers

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That link doesn''t work for me...

I googled it and found this one tho

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msvc already comes with an excellent debug heap, why not use it?