From: Roger Pack <rogerpack2005@...>
Date: 2008-10-08T09:27:15+09:00
Subject: Re: help tracking memory leaks


> I have a ruby script that uses a lot of memory, dumping ObjectSpace
> shows that indeed a lot of object exist that shouldn't. However, I can't
> tell why. I don't know the root object that causes the chain of
> references that marks them as used. What tool can help here? (I think
> ruby-prof and bleakhouse are no good since they only show objects that
> are not garbage collected, not why they are not collected)


Saw this recently:
http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/167320#new
"GC.reachability_paths"

old but about the only thing out there for MRI. You could also try 
running your code on JRuby and see if it works [different GC]
-=R
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