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Bug 333272 - tests should set G_SLICE=always-malloc now
tests should set G_SLICE=always-malloc now
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: GStreamer
Classification: Platform
Component: gstreamer (core)
git master
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: 0.10.4
Assigned To: GStreamer Maintainers
GStreamer Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-03-03 16:50 UTC by Jan Schmidt
Modified: 2006-03-08 10:24 UTC
See Also:
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Attachments
add G_SLICE=always-malloc to the environment for valgrinding tests (531 bytes, patch)
2006-03-03 17:20 UTC, Jan Schmidt 		accepted-commit_now Details | Review

Description Jan Schmidt 2006-03-03 16:50:41 UTC 
Our testsuite should somehow set the G_SLICE=always-malloc environment variable when valgrinding to ensure that memory allocations don't go through the slice allocator.

When the slice allocator is used, it's impossible to track down memory leaks, because they just appear somewhere in the middle of a grouped allocation.
Comment 1 Jan Schmidt 2006-03-03 16:51:25 UTC 
This was added in GLib 2.9.5, btw. With older versions, setting it just won't have any effect.
Comment 2 Jan Schmidt 2006-03-03 17:20:11 UTC 
Created attachment 60581 [details] [review]
add G_SLICE=always-malloc to the environment for valgrinding tests
Comment 3 Jan Schmidt 2006-03-08 10:24:55 UTC 
Committed:
        * check.mak:
        Set G_SLICE=always-malloc when valgrinding tests
        (closes #333272)