VS2010 profiler/leak detection

Question

Anyone know of a profiler and leak detector that will work with VS2010 code? Preferably one that runs on Win7.

I've searched here and in google. I've found one leak detector that works (Memory Validator) but I'm not too impressed. For one thing it shows a bunch of menu leaks and stuff which I'm fairly confident are not real. I also tried GlowCode but it's JUST a profiler and refuses to install on win7.

I used to use AQtime. It had everything I needed, memory/resource leak detection, profiling various things, static analysis, etc. Unfortunately it gives bogus results now.

My main immediate issue is that VS2010 is saying there are leaks in a program that had none in VS2005. I'm almost certain it's false positives but I can't seem to find a good tool to verify this. Memory Validator doesn't show the same ones and the reporting of leaks from VS doesn't seem rational.

Solution 1

For finding memory leaks you can try Visual Leak Detection tool.

Solution 2

Noah, as Ori mentioned, DevPartner Studio from Micro Focus has both leak detection and other runtime profiling features. Unlike the lofty prices DPS had under Compuware, you can now license just the runtime profilers and not the whole suite if that's what you need. Shameless plug: I work on the DevPartner team. Our 64-bit application support ships in the 10.5 release on February 4, 2011. Look for release news and eval downloads on http://www.DevPartner.com.

Solution 3

Personally, I'm fond of DevPartner. If you work in a big company, maybe you can convince them to pay for the hefty license. It's expensive, but it's very very sturdy.