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+IRC, unknown channel, unknown date.
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+ <youpi> we really need something that is able to automatically check port deallocation
+ <youpi> at least for the trivial cases, for which we do have bugs I'm currently fixing...
+ <pochu> test suite? :)
+ <pochu> won't magically find them though, so not what you've asked for...
+ <youpi> test suites can trigger some of the bugs yes
+ <youpi> which is already a good thing
+ <youpi> of course the coverage can't be perfect
+ <youpi> one of the bugs I fixed happened only for setuid binaries for instance
+
+- - -
+
+portseal can automatically detect port leaks. It is somewhat
+intrusive, as it leverages a source-transformation and hence requires
+a recompilation of the code that contains the port leak. Currently,
+it is a prototype. If you are looking for a port leak, I'd love you
+to try it though:
+
+[[http://darnassus.sceen.net/gitweb/teythoon/portseal.git]]