[Lazarus] RE : RE : RE : RE : RE : Console App Development

[Ludo Brands]

> IME (with user program, but that should translate to lazarus itself), 
> there's a big difference between windows and linux/gtk-2 (and also 
> linux/qt, but I don't use that, only to do some tests).
> Windows uses much less memory and memory usage doesn't grow 
> with time, 
> while linux/gtk-2, doing the same things, uses much more 
> initial memory 
> and its usage constantly grows.
> Given that my programs have to run unattended 24/7, that's a 
> big issue 
> for me (more than the memory usage by lazarus).
> Now under linux I routinely add a test to see if there's a 
> pause in the 
> production line and use that to restart the program :-(
> 

During testing Lazarus I found a big improvement with memory increasing on
linux when using cmem. There are probably disadvantages using cmem but when
your main concern is the increasing memory it is worth giving a try.

Ludo