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  r76644 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-12-02 20:52:39 -0600 (Wed, 02 Dec 2009) | 4 lines

  disable pymalloc tricks with the --with-valgrind option #2422

  Patch from James Henstridge.
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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 6a51600..93c4653 100644
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@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@
   ``const char *`` as the string is stored beyond the call.
 
 
+- Issue #2422: When compiled with the ``--with-valgrind`` option, the
+  pymalloc allocator will be automatically disabled when running under
+  Valgrind.  This gives improved memory leak detection when running
+  under Valgrind, while taking advantage of pymalloc at other times.
+
 Library
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