1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ngircd/ngircd.c b/src/ngircd/ngircd.c
index 9239edfe..952a10a4 100644
--- a/src/ngircd/ngircd.c
+++ b/src/ngircd/ngircd.c
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ main( int argc, const char *argv[] )
 	int i;
 	size_t n;
 
+#if defined(DEBUG) && defined(HAVE_MTRACE)
+	/* enable GNU libc memory tracing when running in debug mode
+	 * and functionality available */
+	mtrace();
+#endif
+
 	umask( 0077 );
 
 	NGIRCd_SignalQuit = NGIRCd_SignalRestart = NGIRCd_SignalRehash = false;