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+// **************************************************************************
+// * This file is part of the FreeFileSync project. It is distributed under *
+// * GNU General Public License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html       *
+// * Copyright (C) Zenju (zenju AT gmx DOT de) - All Rights Reserved        *
+// **************************************************************************
+
+//-----------Memory Leak Detection--------------------------
+//Usage: just include this file into a Visual Studio project 
+
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+#define _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC //
+#include <stdlib.h>       //keep this order: "The #include statements must be in the order shown here. If you change the order, the functions you use may not work properly."
+#include <crtdbg.h>       //overwrites "operator new" ect; no need to include this in every compilation unit!
+//http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5ewb1h3(v=vs.80).aspx
+
+namespace
+{
+struct OnStartup
+{
+    OnStartup()
+    {
+		//note: wxWidgets also "activates" leak detection in the usual buggy way: it sets incomplete flags and incorrectly overwrites them rather than appending -> luckily it still seems to work!
+        int flags = _CrtSetDbgFlag(_CRTDBG_REPORT_FLAG);
+        flags |= _CRTDBG_ALLOC_MEM_DF | _CRTDBG_LEAK_CHECK_DF;
+        _CrtSetDbgFlag(flags);
+    }
+
+} dummy;
+}
+#endif
+\ No newline at end of file