Re: [boost] regex iterator memory leak

Subject: Re: [boost] regex iterator memory leak
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-07-18 03:25:13

> I am using the example code of regex iterator in
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_55_0/libs/regex/doc/html/boost_regex/ref/regex_iterator.html
> , in a linux machine with default boost config which means NON RECURSIVE,
> and 4096 block size ,   I run the example with  mtrace ,  setting it at
> first line of main method and doing muntrace right before return 0,   I see
> that 4096 bytes get lost based on mtrace logs.

The memory is cached and freed at program exit - your check for leaks is 
too soon.

John.