Coder Tools

Sometimes somebody finds a tool, which is better than standard tools. Here we share our knowledge.

Memory Leaks

• heaptrack v1-1-0-release from [1]. Most linux distributions also ship it as a package.

Profiling

For C exist sysprof, hotspot, heaptrack (memory profiler), Valgrind,... Plenty of profiling tools. I have done some profiling with sysprof and heaptrack (never used valgrind). Both have interactive user interfaces to drill down on profiling data. I currently prefer heaptrack as it doesn't need special privileges. Last time I used sysprof (which has been a while) it needed admin privileges to run.