From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-08-26 04:07:36
Foster Gareth wrote:
>> Because Purify is smart and doesn't report false leaks.
>
> "False leaks"??
Yep. A program leaks when it continually allocates memory without
deallocating it.
An allocation that is done once per program lifetime is not a leak. The
allocated memory will not increase with time, no matter for how long the
program is run.