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diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index b78800a7..d392e6c 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Command line options:
-x: exclude -- arguments are tests to *exclude*
-s: single -- run only a single test (see below)
-r: random -- randomize test execution order
--l: findleaks -- if GC is available detect and print cyclic garbage
+-l: findleaks -- if GC is available detect tests that leak memory
--have-resources -- run tests that require large resources (time/space)
If non-option arguments are present, they are names for tests to run,
@@ -92,10 +92,13 @@ def main(tests=None, testdir=None, verbose=0, quiet=0, generate=0,
try:
import gc
except ImportError:
- print 'cycle garbage collection not available'
+ print 'No GC available, disabling findleaks.'
findleaks = 0
else:
- gc.set_debug(gc.DEBUG_SAVEALL)
+ # Uncomment the line below to report garbage that is not
+ # freeable by reference counting alone. By default only
+ # garbage that is not collectable by the GC is reported.
+ #gc.set_debug(gc.DEBUG_SAVEALL)
found_garbage = []
if single:
@@ -141,7 +144,10 @@ def main(tests=None, testdir=None, verbose=0, quiet=0, generate=0,
if findleaks:
gc.collect()
if gc.garbage:
- print "garbage:", repr(gc.garbage)
+ print "Warning: test created", len(gc.garbage),
+ print "uncollectable object(s)."
+ # move the uncollectable objects somewhere so we don't see
+ # them again
found_garbage.extend(gc.garbage)
del gc.garbage[:]
# Unload the newly imported modules (best effort finalization)