Re: [Valgrind-users] valgrind-3.5.0 - version switcheroo

2010-03-07 Thread Tim Post
On Sun, 2010-03-07 at 23:03 -0500, Norman Chonacky wrote: > On Mar 7, 2010, at 9:27 PM, Tim Post wrote: > > /home/norman/usr/bin/valgrind --version > > > Well what do you know ... who would have guessed that the executable > would have been lurking there? More seriously, I am a relative novice

Re: [Valgrind-users] valgrind-3.5.0 - version switcheroo

2010-03-07 Thread Dan Kegel
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Norman Chonacky wrote: > To the point, I want to thank you all very much for giving me the solution > so promptly and hope that I don't need to bother you too often in the > future. Is this what the open software community is generally like? On a good day, yes :-)

Re: [Valgrind-users] valgrind-3.5.0 - version switcheroo

2010-03-07 Thread Norman Chonacky
On Mar 7, 2010, at 9:27 PM, Tim Post wrote: > /home/norman/usr/bin/valgrind --version Well what do you know ... who would have guessed that the executable would have been lurking there? More seriously, I am a relative novice to unix, although I have had a lifetime doing computation on all so

Re: [Valgrind-users] valgrind-3.5.0 - version switcheroo

2010-03-07 Thread Tim Post
On Sun, 2010-03-07 at 15:58 -0500, Norman Chonacky wrote: > Here is the command line query and its outcome: > nor...@norman-macpro:~$ which valgrind > /usr/bin/valgrind > > > Hmmm... I'm sure I used the --prefix=/home/norman when building > valgrind from the v3.5.0 source I had download

Re: [Valgrind-users] valgrind-3.5.0 - version switcheroo

2010-03-07 Thread Dan Kegel
The directory you installed to isn't in PATH, so you're running the system valgrind. On Mar 7, 2010 1:07 PM, "Norman Chonacky" wrote: Here is the command line query and its outcome: nor...@norman-macpro:~$ which valgrind /usr/bin/valgrind Hmmm... I'm sure I used the --prefix=/home/nor

Re: [Valgrind-users] valgrind-3.5.0 - version switcheroo

2010-03-07 Thread Gaetano Mendola
Still doesn't come to your mind that your linux distribution installed a previous version of it ? Gaetano On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Norman Chonacky wrote: > Here is the command line query and its outcome: >      nor...@norman-macpro:~$ which valgrind >      /usr/bin/valgrind > Hmmm... I'

Re: [Valgrind-users] valgrind-3.5.0 - version switcheroo

2010-03-07 Thread Norman Chonacky
Here is the command line query and its outcome: nor...@norman-macpro:~$ which valgrind /usr/bin/valgrind Hmmm... I'm sure I used the --prefix=/home/norman when building valgrind from the v3.5.0 source I had downloaded. Why the valgrind executable ended up in this particular director

Re: [Valgrind-users] valgrind-3.5.0 - version switcheroo

2010-03-07 Thread Dan Kegel
What does which valgrind say? On Mar 7, 2010 11:11 AM, "Norman Chonacky" wrote: I have attempted to install valgrind-3.5.0 by downloading the tar ball and closely following the read-me instructions to build the package. However, when I am all finished and run "valgrind --version", I am informe

[Valgrind-users] valgrind-3.5.0 - version switcheroo

2010-03-07 Thread Norman Chonacky
I have attempted to install valgrind-3.5.0 by downloading the tar ball and closely following the read-me instructions to build the package. However, when I am all finished and run "valgrind --version", I am informed that the version I have installed is "-3.3.1-Debian". Can anyone tell me wh

Re: [Valgrind-users] malloc/free: 9 allocs, 0 frees

2010-03-07 Thread simone marras
Hi Tim, Thanks for helping. I will check my compilation with your suggestions. I appreciate it; All the best, Simone On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 6:13 AM, Tim Post wrote: > On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 17:19 +0100, simone marras wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I am new to valgrind and tried to find an answer i