Version: 1.1

Posted: 2005-08-10

Build Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4, Xcode 2.1

Runtime Requirements: Mac OS X

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Description

This sample dumps out the Mach port name space of a process. It is designed to be used as a tool by developers who are writing inter-process communication code on Mac OS X. Typically this code is based on Mach ports, or some higher-level wrapper around Mach ports. You can run this sample to check to see whether your code leaks ports.

Document Revision History

Date Notes
2005-08-10This sample code has been updated to include a project (for Xcode 2.1) to produce a universal binary and there were no code changes required for it to run correctly on the Developer Transition Systems.
2004-11-12Dumps out the Mach port name space of a process; useful when debugging port right leaks.

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