# MEMORYCHECK\_SANITIZER\_OPTIONS, possible options

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/memorycheck-sanitizer-options-possible-options/10354
**Category:** Usage
**Tags:** tool:ctest
**Created:** [March 13, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/memorycheck-sanitizer-options-possible-options/10354 "2024-03-13T12:43:07Z")
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### Author: ![Vincent\_Hamp](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/vincent_hamp/32/4400_2.png) [@Vincent\_Hamp](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Vincent_Hamp)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/memorycheck-sanitizer-options-possible-options/10354/1 "2024-03-13T12:43:07Z")

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What are the possible values of MEMORYCHECK\_SANITIZER\_OPTIONS?  
There is zero documentation on this…

/edit  
How about adding that link to the docs…?

> **[AddressSanitizerFlags](https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/AddressSanitizerFlags)**
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> AddressSanitizer, ThreadSanitizer, MemorySanitizer - google/sanitizers

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/memorycheck-sanitizer-options-possible-options/10354/2 "2024-04-10T22:04:45Z")

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ASan is one possible “memory check” tool, but links to the tools’ docs would be good. Can you [file an issue](https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/new) please?