Tools ===== When developing applications and system components for GNOME, you'll likely need to rely on various tools outside of your editor. * :doc:`Valgrind `: a tool that allows to track memory related errors in C and C++ programs * :doc:`Massif `: a heap profiler, part of the Valgrind suite * :doc:`Sysprof `: a system-wide sampling profiler that uses the perf Linux kernel module .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 :hidden: tools/valgrind tools/massif tools/sysprof