# curs_memleaks 3x 2024-03-16 ncurses 6.5 Library calls

    curs_memleaks(3x)                Library calls               curs_memleaks(3x)

## NAME

           exit_curses, exit_terminfo - check for memory leaks in curses

## SYNOPSIS

           #include <curses.h>
           void exit_curses(int code);

           #include <term.h>
           void exit_terminfo(int code);

           /* deprecated (intentionally not declared in curses.h or term.h) */
           void _nc_freeall(void);
           void _nc_free_and_exit(int code);
           void _nc_free_tinfo(int code);

## DESCRIPTION

           These  functions  are  used to simplify analysis of memory leaks in the
           ncurses library.

           Any implementation of curses must not free the memory associated with a
           screen, since (even after calling endwin(3x)), it must be available for
           use in the next call to refresh(3x).  There are also chunks  of  memory
           held  for  performance  reasons.   That makes it hard to analyze curses
           applications for memory leaks.  When  using  the  specially  configured
           debugging  version  of  the  ncurses  library,  applications  can  call
           functions which free those chunks of memory, simplifying the process of
           memory-leak checking.

           Some  of  the functions are named with a "_nc_" prefix because they are
           not intended for use in the non-debugging library:

           _nc_freeall
                This frees (almost) all of the memory allocated by ncurses.

           _nc_free_and_exit
                This frees the memory allocated by ncurses (like _nc_freeall), and
                exits the program.  It is preferred over _nc_freeall since some of
                that memory may be  required  to  keep  the  application  running.
                Simply exiting (with the given exit-code) is safer.

           _nc_free_tinfo
                Use  this  function  if only the low-level terminfo functions (and
                corresponding library) are used.  Like _nc_free_and_exit, it exits
                the program after freeing memory.

           The  functions  prefixed "_nc" are normally not available; they must be
           configured into the library at build  time  using  the  --disable-leaks
           option.   That  compiles-in  code that frees memory that normally would
           not be freed.

           The exit_curses and exit_terminfo functions call _nc_free_and_exit  and
           _nc_free_tinfo  if  the  library  is  configured to support memory-leak
           checking.  If the library is  not  configured  to  support  memory-leak
           checking, they simply call exit.

## RETURN VALUE

           These functions do not return a value.

## PORTABILITY

           These   functions   are  not  part  of  X/Open  Curses;  nor  do  other
           implementations of curses provide a similar feature.

           In any implementation of X/Open Curses, an application can free part of
           the memory allocated by curses:

           o   The  portable  part  of  exit_curses  can be freed using delscreen,
               passing the SCREEN pointer returned by newterm.

               In some implementations, there is a global variable sp which  could
               be used, e.g., if the screen were only initialized using initscr.

           o   The portable part of exit_terminfo can be freed using del_curterm.

               In this case, there is a global variable cur_term which can be used
               as parameter.

## SEE ALSO

           curses(3x), curs_initscr(3x), curs_terminfo(3x)

    ncurses 6.5                       2024-03-16                 curs_memleaks(3x)