[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42044] octave 3.8.1: huge memory use on pkg load io

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                 Summary: octave 3.8.1: huge memory use on pkg load io
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Fri 04 Apr 2014 07:18:40 AM UTC
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Performance
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: A.R. Burgers
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.8.1
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

if I launch the command-line version of octave 3.8.1, and then enter "pkg load
io", this takes considerable time and, watching the process list with top, I
see that the memory footprint (column VIRT in top) immediately goes to 33.6Gb.
Is this normal?




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