Ian Lance Taylor <ian@xxxxxxxx> writes: > Steven Woody <narkewoody@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> i want to check in my C++ program, what variable is allocated in where. is >> there such a tool? > > I don't know if it will much, but the GNU linker supports a -Map > option. See the documentation. You can also use nm or objdump -t or > readelf -s to see where symbols are in the fully linked executable. thank you, but neither of these commands can clearly print size of each segment ( such as heap, bss, text). but, thanks anyway. > >> another relative question is, where the 'new' operator get memory from? the >> global heap? does it same with what 'malloc' get from? > > In general, the answers are yes and yes. thanks. could you also tell me what's the difference between local heap and global heap, i can not recall where i heard the the terms. > > Ian > -- steven woody (id: narke) John McFarland: Hey, what are you guys doing? Alex: Get the fuck out and don't come back! Some heavy shit's going down! - Elephant (2003)
