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diff --git a/pod/perlhack.pod b/pod/perlhack.pod index b2fb0211fa..2d05fc3841 100644 --- a/pod/perlhack.pod +++ b/pod/perlhack.pod @@ -1931,6 +1931,11 @@ or in UNIXy environments you can also use the C<env> command: env PERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL=2 valgrind ./perl -Ilib ... +B<NOTE 3>: There are known memory leaks when there are compile-time +errors within eval or require, seeing C<S_doeval> in the call stack +is a good sign of these. Fixing these leaks is non-trivial, +unfortunately, but they must be fixed eventually. + =head2 Rational Software's Purify Purify is a commercial tool that is helpful in identifying @@ -1939,11 +1944,6 @@ badness. Perl must be compiled in a specific way for optimal testing with Purify. Purify is available under Windows NT, Solaris, HP-UX, SGI, and Siemens Unix. -The only currently known leaks happen when there are -compile-time errors within eval or require. (Fixing these -is non-trivial, unfortunately, but they must be fixed -eventually.) - =head2 Purify on Unix On Unix, Purify creates a new Perl binary. To get the most |