[DUG] A change in upgrade policy coming from Embarcadero

[Bevan Edwards]

Hmmm, I don't think we're any Kansas any more ;-)

Kyley Harris wrote:
> yes, I include the full version in my apps. you just have to set the 
> compiler defines properly
>
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Jeremy North <jeremy.north at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jeremy.north at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     The full FastMM version can show a detailed list, however the version
>     included with Delphi by default can show you the classnames and size
>     of the leak. Just set the ReportMemoryLeaksOnShutdown global variable.
>
>     On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Kyley Harris
>     <Kyley at harrissoftware.com <mailto:Kyley at harrissoftware.com>> wrote:
>     > Actually FastMM also tells you exactly what you did not free,
>     and where..
>     > so.. no memory leaks.. Its amazing how frequently you can forget
>     a try
>     > finally.. but.. they all get picked up the moment I run the app.
>     >
>     > On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Kyley Harris
>     <Kyley at harrissoftware.com <mailto:Kyley at harrissoftware.com>>
>     > wrote:
>     >>
>     >> Ben Taylor wrote a replacement Mem Manager that does that..
>     >>
>     >> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 5:29 PM, John Bird
>     <johnkbird at paradise.net.nz <mailto:johnkbird at paradise.net.nz>>
>     >> wrote:
>     >>>
>     >>> As far as Garbage collection in Delphi, I have sometimes
>     wondered why
>     >>> there
>     >>> isn't something along the lines of a RTTI list of objects that
>     have been
>     >>> created by the program in code (rather than autocreated by the
>     >>> Application),
>     >>> then it would be quite easy to go thru the list and figure out
>     anything
>     >>> which needs to be freed, and hasn't been yet.
>     >>>
>     >>> With that you would have much of the features of a garbage
>     collection, or
>     >>> at
>     >>> least an easy way for the programmer to work out what they
>     forgot to free
>     >>> or
>     >>> never actually got freed..
>     >>>
>     >>> Oh wait there probably is somewhere....anyone know?   (You can
>     tell I
>     >>> don't
>     >>> create and free objects that much, in part to avoid extra
>     complexity).
>     >>>
>     >>> something along the lines of  (frantically inventing code - I
>     am already
>     >>> used to interating thru components on a form)
>     >>>
>     >>> comp:TComponent;        //parent form
>     >>>
>     >>>        for compptr := 0 to comp.ComponentCount - 1 do
>     >>>        begin
>     >>>         if (comp.components[compptr].assigned) and
>     >>> (comp.components[compptr].LastUse < FiveMinsAgo)
>     >>>        then (comp.components[compptr].free)
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>> And because its friday...
>     >>>
>     >>> "%20       The Final Frontier..."
>     >>>
>     >>> John
>     >>>
>     >>>
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>     >>
>     >>
>     >> --
>     >> Kyley Harris
>     >> Harris Software
>     >> +64-21-671-821
>     >
>     >
>     >
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