Bug#368006: RFP: libtest-memory-cycle-perl -- Test::Memory::Cycle - Check for memory leaks and circular memory references

[Dominique Dumont <domi@komarr.grenoble.hp.com>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist


* Package name    : libtest-memory-cycle-perl
  Version         : 1.02
  Upstream Author : Andy Lester <andy@petdance.com>
* URL             : http://search.cpan.org/dist/Test-Memory-Cycle/
* License         : As perl itself (GPL or artistic)
  Programming Lang: Perl
  Description     : Check for memory leaks and circular memory references in perl unit tests

Hello

I've noticed this package which is very usefull for any serious perl
development.

>From the manpage:

    Perl's garbage collection has one big problem: Circular references
    can't get cleaned up. A circular reference can be as simple as two
    objects that refer to each other.
    
    Test::Memory::Cycle is built on top of Devel::Cycle to give you an
    easy way to check for these circular references.
    
    You can also use memory_cycle_exists() to make sure that you have
    a cycle where you expect to have one.

Note that this module depends on Devel::Cycle
(http://search.cpan.org/dist/Devel-Cycle/) which is not packaged by
debian.

Cheers

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