Re: [Pingus-Devel] Memory leak in Pingus 0.7.2

[Simon Bachmann]

Michael [Plouj] Ploujnikov wrote:
> On Jan 9, 2008 2:10 PM, Simon Bachmann <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm not sure this is the right place to report this. If it isn't, please
> > point me to the right place ... and sorry!
>
> This mailing list is as good as any.
>
> > Since I upgraded to 0.7.2,
>
> I'm just curious: did you compile the game yourself or which
> precompiled binaries did you use?
I installed the binary ArchLinux package (www.archlinux.org)
> > I observe a really bad memory leak in pingus:
> > the memory usage of the program increases slowly but constantly until
> > all available space is full.
>
> Just so I know what to expect. Can you tell me how long it takes to
> fill all of your memory and how much memory you have in your computer?
512 megs. I'd say about 5-10 minutes
> >  From what I observed, this happens when actually playing a level, while
> > when displaying the start screen, level selection screen, etc. memory
> > usage does not increase (but does not decrease either).
>
> I assume that you can reproduce this problem. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Right. It alway happens...
> > Googling around I couldn't find anyone reporting the same problem, which
> > seems somewhat strange to me...
> >
> > Almost forgot:
> >
> > ArchLinux, kernel 2.6.23
> >
> > rgds
> >
> > simon
> >
> >
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