Software
Valgrind
Software name:
Valgrind
Policy
Valgrind is freely available to all users of HPC2N.
General
Debugging and profiling tools
Description
Valgrind is a GPL'd system for debugging and profiling Linux programs. With Valgrind's tool suite you can automatically detect many memory management and threading bugs, avoiding hours of frustrating bug-hunting, making your programs more stable. You can also perform detailed profiling to help speed up your programs.
Availability
On HPC2N we have Valgrind available as a module on Kebnekaise.
Usage at HPC2N
To use the Valgrind module, first add it to your environment. Use:
module spider valgrind
to see which versions are available, as well as how to load the module and the needed prerequisites.
Note that all names of modules are case-sensitive when loading the modules.
You can read more about loading modules on our Accessing software with Lmod page and our Using modules (Lmod) page.
Additional info
Information about how to use Valgrind, including Quick start guide and user manual, can be found on the Valgrind Homepage.
Updated: 2024-11-01, 13:56