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Re:Using GNU's GDB Debugger by zandorg on Saturday September 06, 2008 @09:57PM (#297180)
I've used Valgrind on Linux, but it's one of those applications where I have the time and patience to install it once, but not twice. That's my fault for not taking notes on how I set it up.

It is in some ways as good as Quantify and Purify, except that they're much easier to use, being based around a good GUI.

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Re:Using GNU's GDB Debugger by ajross on Saturday September 06, 2008 @11:37PM (#297227)
Um... what? You install valgrind by selecting it from your package manager (e.g. "apt-get install valgrind"). You run it by prepending "valgrind" to the command. Then you read the output. Valgrind is one of the most dummy-proof development tools I'm aware of. For someone to claim that they don't have the patience to "learn" it is just beyond me.
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