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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright 2009 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+#       copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+#       disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+#       with the distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+#       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+#       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+from os import path
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+NODE_ROOT = path.dirname(path.dirname(path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+VALGRIND_ARGUMENTS = [
+  'valgrind',
+  '--error-exitcode=1',
+  '--smc-check=all',
+  # Node.js does not clean up on exit so don't complain about
+  # memory leaks but do complain about invalid memory access.
+  '--quiet',
+]
+
+if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+  print 'Please provide an executable to analyze.'
+  sys.exit(1)
+
+executable = path.join(NODE_ROOT, sys.argv[1])
+if not path.exists(executable):
+  print 'Cannot find the file specified: %s' % executable
+  sys.exit(1)
+
+# Compute the command line.
+command = VALGRIND_ARGUMENTS + [executable] + sys.argv[2:]
+
+# Run valgrind.
+process = subprocess.Popen(command, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+code = process.wait()
+errors = process.stderr.readlines()
+
+# If valgrind produced an error, we report that to the user.
+if code != 0:
+  sys.stderr.writelines(errors)
+  sys.exit(code)