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Valgrind () is a programming tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and profiling.

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Software.logo
Valgrind logo.png
Software.logo caption
Valgrind logo
Software.logo_size
200px
Software.author
Julian Seward, Nicholas Nethercote
Software.developer
Valgrind Development Team
Software.released
27 July 2002
Software.programming language
C
Software.operating_system
LinuxAndroid
Software.platform
x86, x86-64, ARM, MIPS, POWER, RISC-V, s390x
Software.genre
Profiler, Memory debugger
Software.license
GNU General Public License version 3

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Official website
www.valgrind.org
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software version identifier
3.27.0
source code repository URL
sourceware.org/git/valgrind.git
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12 sections
Contents
  • Overview
  • Tools
  • Memcheck
  • Core errors
  • Other tools
  • Platforms supported
  • History and development
  • Limitations of Memcheck
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Valgrind () is a programming tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and profiling.

Valgrind was originally designed to be a freely licensed memory debugging tool for Linux on x86, but has since evolved to become a generic framework for creating dynamic analysis tools such as checkers and profilers.

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