Re: Memory leaks and user data

[roberto@... (Roberto Ierusalimschy)]

> I have a memory leak problem: some userdata objects are never GC'd, and I
> really fail to find where it's referenced. Is there a well-known recipe to
> help tracking down such leaks, if I know which userdata I'm chasing?

Last year Alexandra posted a tool that may help you; have a look at

  http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2006-07/msg00110.html

and related thread.


> Alternatively, is there some well-known trap that tends to make userdata
> more persistent than expected?

Not that I am aware...


-- Roberto