[Pidgin] #4882: Huge memory leak when using virtual desktops

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#4882: Huge memory leak when using virtual desktops
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Reporter:  elof    |       Owner:  lschiere                   
    Type:  defect  |      Status:  new                        
Priority:  minor   |   Component:  unclassified               
 Version:  2.3.1   |    Keywords:  memory leak virtual desktop
 Pending:  0       |  
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 I'm running the latest version of Pidgin on a WinXP machine and I can make
 the pidgin.exe process eat RAM memory like hell. This problem is
 reproduceable every time.

 I start Pidgin and I start my favourite Virtual Desktop manager "Vern"
 (http://www.oneguycoding.com/)

 Each time I switch virtual desktop, the pidgin process grows 1-2
 MB in size! Since I have twelve virtual desktops and usually put different
 applications on their own respective desktops, there will be quite a lot
 of
 desktop switching.
 In only one hour, the pidgin process is >100MB in size, and the system
 start
 swapping and become unresponsive.

 I don't know whether the problem lies within Pidgin itself, in the GTK
 framework or in Vern. I just observed the problem just now.

 I've been using Vern on a daily basis for >5 years (on Win2k and WinXP)
 and
 have never come across the same problem, so I guess the problem is not in
 Vern.


 Debugging Information
   Plugins: Enabled
   SSL: SSL support is present.
   GTK+ Runtime: 2.12.1
   Glib Runtime: 2.14.3

   Library Support
     Cyrus SASL: Disabled
     Gadu-Gadu library (libgadu): Internal
     GtkSpell: Enabled
     GnuTLS: Disabled
     Network Security Services (NSS): Enabled
     Perl: Disabled
     Tcl: Disabled
     Tk: Disabled

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4882>
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