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authornjn <njn@a5019735-40e9-0310-863c-91ae7b9d1cf9>2009-08-05 04:54:51 +0000
committernjn <njn@a5019735-40e9-0310-863c-91ae7b9d1cf9>2009-08-05 04:54:51 +0000
commit2ecfcec71d0e39dcbd05c4c784e86f54ede06ae6 (patch)
tree63f1816ec3b27415b9c1cf9a290629204d0c5bcd /memcheck/docs/mc-manual.xml
parent48352a625f6b5a1227bb7ba6160c0cc4917a8047 (diff)
Put Memcheck's command line options in the manual in the same order as its
usage message. git-svn-id: svn://svn.valgrind.org/valgrind/trunk@10712 a5019735-40e9-0310-863c-91ae7b9d1cf9
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diff --git a/memcheck/docs/mc-manual.xml b/memcheck/docs/mc-manual.xml
index a1b8358c..afcdba6c 100644
--- a/memcheck/docs/mc-manual.xml
+++ b/memcheck/docs/mc-manual.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,57 @@ difficult-to-diagnose crashes.</para>
<!-- start of xi:include in the manpage -->
<variablelist id="mc.opts.list">
+ <varlistentry id="opt.leak-check" xreflabel="--leak-check">
+ <term>
+ <option><![CDATA[--leak-check=<no|summary|yes|full> [default: summary] ]]></option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>When enabled, search for memory leaks when the client
+ program finishes. If set to <varname>summary</varname>, it says how
+ many leaks occurred. If set to <varname>full</varname> or
+ <varname>yes</varname>, it also gives details of each individual
+ leak.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="opt.leak-resolution" xreflabel="--leak-resolution">
+ <term>
+ <option><![CDATA[--leak-resolution=<low|med|high> [default: high] ]]></option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>When doing leak checking, determines how willing
+ Memcheck is to consider different backtraces to
+ be the same. When set to <varname>low</varname>, only the first
+ two entries need match. When <varname>med</varname>, four entries
+ have to match. When <varname>high</varname>, all entries need to
+ match; this is consistent with how merging occurs for other kinds of
+ errors.</para>
+
+ <para>For hardcore leak debugging, you probably want to use
+ <option>--leak-resolution=high</option> together with
+ <option>--num-callers=40</option> or some such large number.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>Note that the <option>--leak-resolution</option> setting
+ does not affect Memcheck's ability to find
+ leaks. It only changes how the results are presented.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="opt.show-reachable" xreflabel="--show-reachable">
+ <term>
+ <option><![CDATA[--show-reachable=<yes|no> [default: no] ]]></option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>When disabled, the memory leak detector only shows "definitely
+ lost" and "possibly lost" blocks. When enabled, the leak detector also
+ shows "reachable" and "indirectly lost" blocks. (In other words, it
+ shows all blocks, except suppressed ones, so
+ <option>--show-all</option> would be a better name for
+ it.)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="opt.undef-value-errors" xreflabel="--undef-value-errors">
<term>
<option><![CDATA[--undef-value-errors=<yes|no> [default: yes] ]]></option>
@@ -132,54 +183,28 @@ difficult-to-diagnose crashes.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="opt.leak-check" xreflabel="--leak-check">
- <term>
- <option><![CDATA[--leak-check=<no|summary|yes|full> [default: summary] ]]></option>
- </term>
- <listitem>
- <para>When enabled, search for memory leaks when the client
- program finishes. If set to <varname>summary</varname>, it says how
- many leaks occurred. If set to <varname>full</varname> or
- <varname>yes</varname>, it also gives details of each individual
- leak.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry id="opt.show-reachable" xreflabel="--show-reachable">
- <term>
- <option><![CDATA[--show-reachable=<yes|no> [default: no] ]]></option>
- </term>
- <listitem>
- <para>When disabled, the memory leak detector only shows "definitely
- lost" and "possibly lost" blocks. When enabled, the leak detector also
- shows "reachable" and "indirectly lost" blocks. (In other words, it
- shows all blocks, except suppressed ones, so
- <option>--show-all</option> would be a better name for
- it.)</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry id="opt.leak-resolution" xreflabel="--leak-resolution">
+ <varlistentry id="opt.partial-loads-ok" xreflabel="--partial-loads-ok">
<term>
- <option><![CDATA[--leak-resolution=<low|med|high> [default: high] ]]></option>
+ <option><![CDATA[--partial-loads-ok=<yes|no> [default: no] ]]></option>
</term>
<listitem>
- <para>When doing leak checking, determines how willing
- Memcheck is to consider different backtraces to
- be the same. When set to <varname>low</varname>, only the first
- two entries need match. When <varname>med</varname>, four entries
- have to match. When <varname>high</varname>, all entries need to
- match; this is consistent with how merging occurs for other kinds of
- errors.</para>
+ <para>Controls how Memcheck handles word-sized,
+ word-aligned loads from addresses for which some bytes are
+ addressable and others are not. When <varname>yes</varname>, such
+ loads do not produce an address error. Instead, loaded bytes
+ originating from illegal addresses are marked as uninitialised, and
+ those corresponding to legal addresses are handled in the normal
+ way.</para>
- <para>For hardcore leak debugging, you probably want to use
- <option>--leak-resolution=high</option> together with
- <option>--num-callers=40</option> or some such large number.
- </para>
+ <para>When <varname>no</varname>, loads from partially invalid
+ addresses are treated the same as loads from completely invalid
+ addresses: an illegal-address error is issued, and the resulting
+ bytes are marked as initialised.</para>
- <para>Note that the <option>--leak-resolution</option> setting
- does not affect Memcheck's ability to find
- leaks. It only changes how the results are presented.</para>
+ <para>Note that code that behaves in this way is in violation of
+ the the ISO C/C++ standards, and should be considered broken. If
+ at all possible, such code should be fixed. This flag should be
+ used only as a last resort.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -232,31 +257,6 @@ difficult-to-diagnose crashes.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="opt.partial-loads-ok" xreflabel="--partial-loads-ok">
- <term>
- <option><![CDATA[--partial-loads-ok=<yes|no> [default: no] ]]></option>
- </term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Controls how Memcheck handles word-sized,
- word-aligned loads from addresses for which some bytes are
- addressable and others are not. When <varname>yes</varname>, such
- loads do not produce an address error. Instead, loaded bytes
- originating from illegal addresses are marked as uninitialised, and
- those corresponding to legal addresses are handled in the normal
- way.</para>
-
- <para>When <varname>no</varname>, loads from partially invalid
- addresses are treated the same as loads from completely invalid
- addresses: an illegal-address error is issued, and the resulting
- bytes are marked as initialised.</para>
-
- <para>Note that code that behaves in this way is in violation of
- the the ISO C/C++ standards, and should be considered broken. If
- at all possible, such code should be fixed. This flag should be
- used only as a last resort.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
<varlistentry id="opt.malloc-fill" xreflabel="--malloc-fill">
<term>
<option><![CDATA[--malloc-fill=<hexnumber> ]]></option>