Re: [Circle] dmalloc

From: Ric Klaren (j.klaren@student.utwente.nl)
Date: 11/18/96


G'day!

On Mon, 18 Nov 1996, Mark McArthey wrote:

> Has anyone successfully generated a log file with the dmalloc
> library?  

Yep sure have...

> I have linked in the libraries and #include'd the header files..
> everything compiled fine.

I include the dmalloc.h below in sysdep.h

> I execute the dmalloc command to start debugging and then run circle.
> I have tried both executing and shutting down as normal, and also
> causing a seg fault.  Neither generate a log.  

you did something like (for bash) 

eval `dmalloc -l /mud/dmalloc.log -i 100 mud`

then if everything went well you got an extra environment var DMALLOC
echo $DMALLOC should print all the options....

Then just execute the prog (you of course did a complete recompile of all 
source...)

Grntx GrimReaper of Realms of Frustration (130.89.230.13 4000)

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