XCode 4 Running the Leaks Instrument

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jabroni picture jabroni · Mar 15, 2011 · Viewed 17.6k times · Source

This might be a silly question.

How do I run an application with an Instrument in XCode 4 such as Leaks?

I do not see the option like I have in the past, and I have looked around, and either I missed it somewhere, or it is right in front of my face.

Thanks

Answer

Jeff picture Jeff · Mar 15, 2011

Click and hold on the run button, and choose the profile option.

Profile

You can also edit the profile scheme to make it use debug builds when profiling. To do this, go to edit scheme by click on the dropdown next to the stop button:

edit scheme location

Then select profile item on the sidebar, then make sure 'Build configuration' is set to debug.

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