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2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
2011-10-01 Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com>
+ HACKING: Clarified that --vg-debug is also needed to turn on on
+ the Valgrind support at run-time, in addition to building it in.
+
+2011-10-01 Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com>
+
New test case, covering some filtering from HTML/XML.
* Makefile: Defined TXR_ARGS for new test case.
diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index f914885d..9bece404 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -718,5 +718,7 @@ Do a
then rebuild. If this is enabled, txr uses the Valgrind API to inform valgrind
about the state of allocated or unallocated areas on the garbage collected
-heap. Valgrind will be able to trap uses of objects which are marked
-as garbage.
+heap, if it is run with the --vg-debug option. Valgrind will be able to trap
+uses of objects which are marked as garbage. Using --gc-debug together
+with --vg-debug while running txr under valgrind is a pretty good way to catch
+gc-related errors.