Maybe this should be in another forum, but I think its a piece of information every one new to Corona SDK might need. For some of us, like myself, I’ve only done a few things in Xcode and Corona SDK is a great way for me to not have to deal with the complexities of Xcode + ObjectiveC + and insanely large API and lots of tools.
But there are times that we need to do some things in Xcode. Like using the console in the organizer. I’ve searched for a month trying to figure that one out. The “Console” tab right in front of my face was invisible until I saw a screen shot today. So to assume we know how to use Xcode as a Corona SDK user can be frustrating.
Anyway today’s topic is the “Leaks” tool. There seems to be suggestions that it can measure memory usage on an app running on a device. However when running it (“leaks” is a command line tool in /usr/bin) it seems to want to attach to a pid of a process running on the Mac.
Can someone take a moment and explain just how to use leaks to debug a Corona SDK app?
Thanks
Rob
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I recommend you have a look at ‘Instruments’ for all your memory/performance testing needs. Much more fun than some cl gizmo and you can spend hours running all sorts of crazy tests on your app
But how do you use it? I’ve plugged my phone in, brought up the organizer, and in the Xcode menu bar, its still grayed out.
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I did do a “Ad Hoc Distribution” build of the app.
Should there be any difference between a Development build as opposed to a “Ad Hoc Distribution”? I guess not. [import]uid: 22878 topic_id: 9159 reply_id: 76534[/import]
@robmiracle
I assume you were able to solve your problem?
In reply #3 you were still having trouble, and I guess it was the provisioning profile.
A quick note:
Development provisioning profiles are now valid for one year at a time. It used to be 3 months, but Apple have changed the validity length recently. [import]uid: 70847 topic_id: 9159 reply_id: 76556[/import]
/Developer/Applications/Graphics Tools/OpenGL ES Performance Detective.app
If you build your app with a developer cert., you can run this tool to see what the FPS count is on the device as you are running your app. [import]uid: 67839 topic_id: 9159 reply_id: 76715[/import]
