Can't use purge to free memory

[rupam.db]

I'm on 10.7.2.

Whenever I type purge the result comes like this:

dyld: Library not loaded : /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CHUD.framework/Versions/A/CHUD
Referenced from: /usr/bin/purge
Reason: image not found
Trace/BPT trap: 5

Somebody please help me fix this

 

[Drew017]

You don't need to purge the memory... OS X manages it correctly.

Just out of curiosity, why are you still on 10.7.2? 10.7.4 is the current version.

 

[rupam.db]

Re:

You don't need to purge the memory... OS X manages it correctly.

Just out of curiosity, why are you still on 10.7.2? 10.7.4 is the current version.

Well,I bought mbp late 2011 this feb only. . .I was gonna update but then I heard about Mountain Lion. . .so just skipping 10.7.4 update.

BTW purge command used to work before I tried installing gcc package from Xcode

 

[Simplicated]

Well,I bought mbp late 2011 this feb only. . .I was gonna update but then I heard about Mountain Lion. . .so just skipping 10.7.4 update.

BTW purge command used to work before I tried installing gcc package from Xcode

Don't skip updating. Update to get all discovered security vulnerabilities fixed.

 

[rupam.db]

Don't skip updating. Update to get all discovered security vulnerabilities fixed.

I was planning for a fresh install of Mountain Lion. Is it better to upgrade with all the updates?

 

[Drew017]

Doing a clean install just gives you some HD space back, though it can help performance issues.

You may need more memory. Check the memory page outs in Activity Moniter... if they are a lot (1gb or more) you would benefit from more RAM. Thus you wouldn't probably feel you need to purge the RAM.

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Don't skip updating. Update to get all discovered security vulnerabilities fixed.

I definitely agree. Even while you wait for ML- you need the security enhancements.