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    Tom2012Tom2012 Guru
    edited October 2012 in Suggestions & requests
    I'm using
    local monitorMem = function()
    collectgarbage()
    print( "\nMemUsage: " .. collectgarbage("count") )
end
    stage:addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, monitorMem)

    To track memory leaks. I'm spawning a box2d sprite, removing it's physics fixture and body, then removing the sprite from the scene. But my memory usage slowly ticks up and up as each sprite is added and removed.

    What are some other things that could cause this?

    I think I'm removing the timers and event listeners correctly...

    Thanks
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    • ar2rsawseenar2rsawseen Maintainer
      There was something about that collectgarbage does not free the memory instantly, it takes some time. Or you could call collectgarbage function multiple times to free memory sooner. But without seeing your code, I don't know if this is the case.
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    • MellsMells Guru
      Tom > Do you see any differences with the following :
      local floor = math.floor
local monitorMem = function()
     collectgarbage()
     collectgarbage()
     collectgarbage()
     print("MemUsage: ", floor(collectgarbage("count")))
end
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    • Tom2012Tom2012 Guru
      edited October 2012
      Thanks for the help.

      I think I have found the problem - each sprite had a timer attached. Adding timer:stop(); seems to have fixed things.

      Thanks again.

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