From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2001-12-17T21:49:25+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:28755] Re: Constant loss of memory with Kernel::load in a loop

At Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:36:42 +0900,
Jens Nissen <frodo.hobbit@gmx.net> wrote:
> We have developed a wonderful application under Windows 2K using Ruby 1.6.5
> as scripting language.
> Now, I'm facing an issue: The application is supposed to run for several
> days and it is using up memory
> - in small amounts but constantly, after 2 days around 200 MB.

It may be a fixed bug.

There was a leak in win32_getenv(), and yycompile(load method
uses it) in parse.c produced by byacc sees environment variable
YYDEBUG.

Since it's fixed at 2001/11/13, try recent snapshot.


Nobu Nakada