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curs_memleaks(3X) curs_memleaks(3X)
_nc_freeall, _nc_free_and_exit, _nc_free_tinfo - curses memory-leak
checking
#include <curses.h>
void exit_curses(int);
void exit_terminfo(int);
/* deprecated */
void _nc_freeall(void);
void _nc_free_and_exit(int);
void _nc_free_tinfo(int);
These functions are used to simplify analysis of memory leaks in the
ncurses library.
Any implementation of curses must not free the memory associated with
a screen, since (even after calling endwin(3X)), it must be available
for use in the next call to refresh(3X). There are also chunks of
memory held for performance reasons. That makes it hard to analyze
curses applications for memory leaks. When using the specially
configured debugging version of the ncurses library, applications can
call functions which free those chunks of memory, simplifying the
process of memory-leak checking.
Some of the functions are named with a “_nc_” prefix because they are
not intended for use in the non-debugging library:
_nc_freeall
This frees (almost) all of the memory allocated by ncurses.
_nc_free_and_exit
This frees the memory allocated by ncurses (like _nc_freeall),
and exits the program. It is preferred over _nc_freeall since
some of that memory may be required to keep the application
running. Simply exiting (with the given exit-code) is safer.
_nc_free_tinfo
Use this function if only the low-level terminfo functions (and
corresponding library) are used. Like _nc_free_and_exit, it
exits the program after freeing memory.
The functions prefixed “_nc” are normally not available; they must be
configured into the library at build time using the --disable-leaks
option. That compiles-in code that frees memory that normally would
not be freed.
The exit_curses and exit_terminfo functions call _nc_free_and_exit
and _nc_free_tinfo if the library is configured to support memory-
leak checking. If the library is not configured to support memory-
leak checking, they simply call exit.
These functions do not return a value.
These functions are not part of X/Open Curses; nor do other
implementations of curses provide a similar feature.
curses(3X).
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curs_memleaks(3X)