I'm trying to get a test script working, to determine if Devel::Leak will actually be useful for me: 
#!/usr/bin/debugperl -w
# http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=642604
use strict;
use Devel::Leak;
use Scalar::Util qw/weaken/;

my ($handle);

leak();
my $test1 = "foo";
my $count1 = Devel::Leak::NoteSV ($handle);

leak();
$test1 = undef;
my $count2 = Devel::Leak::CheckSV($handle);

print "$count1 $count2\n";
exit(0);

sub leak
{
for (1..3) {
   my $h = {};
   $h->{myself} = $h;
   #weaken($h->{myself});
   $h->{label} = 'testing $_';
    }
}

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I'm using the debian package perl-debug, which has compile-time options: DEBUGGING MULTIPLICITY PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEX. But I see no difference in the output with the debug perl, despite the wisdom of the monks at node_id=642604 and node_id=485409 and node_id=447341. All I get is hex addresses, and I don't see the destruction of "foo" which was stored in $test1: 
debugperl test_mem_leak1.pl
new 0x79b490 : 
new 0x79b4a0 : 
new 0x79b4b0 : 
new 0x79b4c0 : 
new 0x79b4d0 : 
new 0x79b4e0 : 
new 0x79b4f0 : 
new 0x79b500 : 
new 0x6c7290 : 
3014 3023

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Is there a way to peek inside the leaks?

In reply to Making Devel::Leak useful by brycen

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